Sentence examples for life tariff from inspiring English sources

The serial killer's latest attempt to have his "whole life" tariff overturned was rejected by court of appeal judges.

A high court judge ruled last year that Sutcliffe, who killed 13 women, must serve a "whole life" tariff.

"We are pleased that the European court has upheld the whole life tariff as a legitimate sentence in British courts".

Mr Justice Mitting, imposing the life tariff on 16 July, said the proposition that Sutcliffe's responsibility was substantially diminished had been "unquestionably rejected" by the trial jury.

She said the government would change the law so that the starting point for anyone convicted of murdering a police officer is a whole life tariff.

The judge, Mr Justice Sweeney, indicated he was considering a whole life tariff, which would mean they would die in prison.

Only 35 people in prison are serving whole life tariffs, according to the Ministry of Justice.

Murderers serving life tariffs are in prison because the prospect of serving an extremely long prison sentence has failed to deter them from multiple killings.

The pair are due to be sentenced by Mr Justice Sweeney, who said when they were found guilty of the horrific killing that he would wait for a key decision by appeal court judges over whole life tariffs.

Many of those jailed under joint enterprise rules for secondary roles in crimes have been handed extremely long sentences because judges' ability to exercise discretion in individual cases was curtailed by the imposition of mandatory life tariffs for murder under the 2003 Criminal Justice Act.

Two other rapists were given minimum terms to replace their whole life tariffs.