OPBP is delighted to publish a Report on the imposition of life sentences that well exceed the life expectancy of the convicted person It contains a comparative analysis of nine jurisdictions  and asks four questions: 1) how is an individual sentenced in each jurisdiction  2) what restrictions are there on sentencing to life imprisonment  3) what are the mechanisms for early release  and 4) what policy justifications and human rights concerns are used to justify the jurisdictions’ stance?