Life imprisonment is one of the five primary punishments stated in the Criminal code of Taiwan.
[cc 1] All prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment are also automatically sentenced to deprivation of citizens' rights for life,[cc 2] which bars the subject from working as a public servant or running for public office.
[cc 3] An inmate must serve at least 25 years before being eligible for parole.
[cc 4] As with the death penalty, life imprisonment cannot be sentenced to minor offenders (under 18) or elders over 80, and any such cases automatically receive reduced sentences.
[cc 5] Since there are no longer any crimes with mandatory death penalty, as a consequence all crimes punishable by death are also eligible for life imprisonment.