Hope of Release? Life Imprisonment in Lithuania
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjlp-2025-0010 | Journal eISSN: 2029-0454
Language: English
Page range: 51 - 76
Submitted on: Dec 23, 2024
Accepted on: Jul 23, 2025
Published on: Oct 7, 2025
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