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Yeah, I think you're right according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_sentence_with_reprieve

> Death sentence with reprieve is a criminal punishment found in chapter 5 (death penalty), sections 48, 50 and 51 of the criminal law of the People's Republic of China. It is a two-year suspended sentence where the execution is only carried out if the convicted commits further crimes during the suspension period. After the period the sentence is automatically reduced to life imprisonment, or to a fixed-term based on meritorious behavior. The reprieve is integrated into the sentence, unlike a pardon which occurs after the sentence.



So during that 2 year period are you in prison?

Pretty hard to commit many crimes from there...

Or are you free, which seems a little odd...




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