Crime > Punishment > Has indefinite sentence: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Indefinite sentence (excl. preventive or psychiatric detainment).

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COUNTRY	DESCRIPTION
Afghanistan	Yes
Albania	??
Argentina	Yes
Armenia	No
Australia	Yes
Austria	Yes
Azerbaijan	No
Belarus	??
Belgium	No
Belize	??
Bolivia	No
Bosnia and Herzegovina	No
Brazil	No
Bulgaria	Yes
Canada	Yes
Cape Verde	No
Chile	Yes
China	No
Colombia	No
Costa Rica	No
Croatia	No
Cuba	No
Cyprus	??
Czech Republic	No
Denmark	Yes
Dominican Republic	No
Ecuador	No
Egypt	No
El Salvador	No
Estonia	Yes ( de facto )
Finland	Yes
France	Yes, but only if decided by court at sentencing
Germany	No
Greece	Yes
Holy See (Vatican City)	No
Honduras	No
Hong Kong	Yes
Hungary	Yes
Iceland	Yes
India	Yes
Indonesia	Yes
Iraq	No
Ireland	Yes
Israel	Yes
Italy	Yes
Jamaica	Yes
Japan	Yes
Jordan	No
Kazakhstan	Yes
Kiribati	??
Kosovo	No
Kyrgyzstan	Yes
Laos	Yes
Latvia	Yes
Lebanon	No
Lithuania	Yes
Macau	No
Malaysia	Yes
Mexico	No
Morocco	No
Nepal	No
Netherlands	Yes ( de facto )
New Zealand	Yes
Nicaragua	No
Nigeria	Yes
North Korea	Yes ( de facto and de jure )
Norway	Yes
Pakistan	??
Panama	No
Paraguay	No
Peru	Yes
Poland	No
Portugal	No
Republic of Macedonia	Yes
Republic of the Congo	No
Romania	No; replaced by 25 years' imprisonment at age 60
Russia	No
Saudi Arabia	No
Serbia	No
Singapore	Yes
Slovakia	Yes
Slovenia	Yes
Somalia	No
South Africa	No
South Korea	No
Spain	No
Sweden	Yes
Switzerland	Yes
Syria	No
Tajikistan	No
Tunisia	No
Turkey	Yes
Turkmenistan	No
Ukraine	No
United States	Yes
Uruguay	No
Uzbekistan	No
Venezuela	No
Vietnam	Yes ( de jure )

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