Delaware Ruling Could Free 200 Inmates

A Delaware Supreme Court ruling that life sentences should be considered 45 years, could free nearly 200 inmates serving time for murder, rape and kidnapping, who would now be eligible for release. "Now, the Delaware Supreme Court has interpreted the law to mean that life isn't life — it is 45 years, and that the 45-year sentence can be reduced by good time," Attorney General M. Jane Brady said in a statement. "The practical effect of which is to reduce these life sentences to as little as 26 years despite a denial of parole."