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I know the US is different than Canada, but up here a life sentence is 25y and then you can get parole.
You might not get it then, but you can. There is no "without parole" legit life sentence.
Different US states have different sentencing guidelines, but generally speaking, you can be sentenced to "life with the possibility of parole after n years" (where n is determined by the judge at sentencing), or "life without the possibility of parole."
Charles Manson, for example, was sentenced in California, and came up for parole about a zillion times. Was never granted parole, of course, but his parole hearings were a bit of a spectacle for a while.
Charles Manson, you are hereby sentenced to life with parole
Sentencing form
[ ] person is actually eligible for parole
[X] were just fucking with them, never grant parole.
He was actually sentenced to Death, but California abolished the death penalty before he was executed
So ... death with the possibility of parole?