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Why do judges give some criminals ridiculously long jail terms?

Asked by chicklit (215points) June 3rd, 2011

I was watching the news the other day and I saw that a judge sentenced a man to 431 years in jail. I’ve never comprehended that; why don’t judges just sentence a life term? I highly doubt they’re going to keep the dead, decaying body in its cell. Right? How did these sentences originate?

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