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Can someone from the UK comment on if 4-year sentences are typically served to full term. I believe in America, you can be sentenced to 4 years and only end up doing a few months of the actual sentence.


2 years. But I expect they'll be out befor that, or more likely overturned on appeal - once the heat/fear has calmed down then there will be less pressure for panic over reaction.


You typically serve half of it over here, pending a hearing, "good behaviour" and any extra conditions a judge added.

(Which for these sort of offences are very unlikely to be applied.)


Most people in the U.S. serve about 50-70% of their sentence behind bars. Stop watching Fox News. Parole conditions, if granted, are often onerous.




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