140.Section 61 abolishes the sentences of detention in a young offender institution and custody for life. Following abolition, all defendants aged 18 or over at the time of sentencing who receive a custodial sentence will be sentenced to imprisonment or life imprisonment. Subsections (2) and (4) make provision for the Secretary of State to determine certain arrangements for the detention of those sentenced before this Section comes into effect (i.e. before the abolition of detention in a young offender institution and custody for life). These arrangements will be necessary in order to make the transition from the current system to that created by this Section.
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