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Crime > Punishment Stats: compare key data on China & South Africa

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STAT China South Africa
Crimes possibly attracting life sentence Various ??
Crimes requiring mandatory sentence No Certain murder, rape and robbery
Has indefinite sentence No No
Has life imprisonment Yes Yes
Life sentence under the age of 18 or 21 Yes ??
Maximum length of sentence None None
Minimum life sentence to serve before eligibility for requesting parole 10 years for non-violent crimes; never for murder, rape, kidnap, arson, explosives offences, putting hazardous materials or other organized violent crimes 10, 15, or 25 years

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