Editing Life imprisonment (section)

===Malaysia===
Originally in Malaysia, life imprisonment was construed as a jail term lasting the remainder of a convict's natural life, either with or without the possibility of parole. In April 2023, the Malaysian government officially abolished natural life imprisonment and instead redefined a life sentence as a jail term between 30 and 40 years. At the time of the reform, at least 117 prisoners were serving natural life imprisonment, consisting of 70 whose original death sentences were commuted to life (without parole) prior to the reform, and another 47 whose sentences of life were imposed by the courts, and all of these life convicts were allowed to have their jail terms reduced to between 30 and 40 years in jail.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 April 2023 |title=Malaysia scraps mandatory death penalty, natural-life prison terms |url= https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-scraps-mandatory-death-penalty-natural-life-prison-terms |newspaper=The Straits Times }}</ref> In November 2023, four drug traffickers - Zulkipli Arshad, Wan Yuriilhami Wan Yaacob, Ghazalee Kasim and Mohamad Junaidi Hussin - became the first group of people to have their natural life sentences reduced to 30 years’ imprisonment after a re-sentencing hearing by the [[Federal Court of Malaysia]], which was followed by many more such commutations in the months to come.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 November 2023 |title=Malaysia commutes death penalty, life terms of 11 drug convicts  |url= https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-commutes-death-penalty-life-terms-of-11-drug-convicts |newspaper=The Straits Times }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=14 November 2023 |title= In landmark review, apex court commutes death penalty and natural-life imprisonment of 11 convicted for drug trafficking  |url= https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2023/11/14/in-landmark-review-apex-court-commutes-death-penalty-and-natural-life-imprisonment-of-11-convicted-for-drug-trafficking/101946 |newspaper=Malay Mail }}</ref>