Why do judges give consecutive life sentences? Whats the point?
A “life sentence” may sound like a lifetime, but it’s often much shorter. There are two types of life sentences: life with the possibility of parole (indeterminate life sentence), and life without the possibility of parole (determinate life sentence). According to AnswerBag, judges often sentence prisoners to consecutive life sentences to lower their chances of a speedy parole. Judges can also issue consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole. They likely do this for several reasons. First, it’s the law. If someone is convicted of murdering several people, they can receive multiple life sentences (even though it may seem redundant or pointless). Second, a double conviction serves as a kind of insurance policy in the event one of the convictions is later overturned. There doesn’t seem to be any official rule or law on how long a life sen
