Does France have the concept of a “violent offender” or medical detention? You basically hold someone indefinitely, routinely assessing if they can be released.
In French criminal law, “rétention de sûreté” is a procedure for placing prisoners who have served their sentence, but who present a very high risk of reoffending because they generally suffer from a serious personality disorder, in a socio-medico-judicial security center. This measure is limited to convictions for the most serious crimes, in particular sex crimes, and must be expressly provided for in the sentencing decision
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I couldn’t find an English source, even the English wiki article on preventive detention doesn’t list France.
20 years is the maximum sentence in France
If absolutely is not. 30 years is possible, and en perpétuité (forever) in very rare cases.
It depends on the offense. Not all offenses have the same maximum.
Does France have the concept of a “violent offender” or medical detention? You basically hold someone indefinitely, routinely assessing if they can be released.
Apparently: https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rétention_de_sûreté_en_France
I couldn’t find an English source, even the English wiki article on preventive detention doesn’t list France.
Thanks. The incongruity between en and fr Wikipedia is sometimes frustrating.