Indeterminate sentencing requires a judge to impose a nondiscretionary minimum period of incarceration that everyone convicted of that crime must serve.

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Indeterminate sentencing allows judges to impose a range of prison time (e.g., 5 to 15 years), offering flexibility and the possibility of parole, rather than a fixed, nondiscretionary minimum period for everyone convicted of a particular crime.

Indeterminate Sentencing Requires a Judge to Impose a Nondiscretionary Minimum