How long do you think Joran van der Sloot will last in Peruvian prison? Place your bets.

[Snake Alchemist]

I say under 2 years.

[polly7]

1. I had to look up conditions in Peru's prisons.

They seem pretty scary.

http://www.aolnews.com/2010/06/15/prison-in-peru-could-be-a-nightmare-for-dutchman/

I won't guess how long he'll last, but I can see why he was sweating at his sentencing.

[Quantess]

2. The Peruvian young woman he killed

was from a well-connected, respected family, I hear. That should work against him.

[customerserviceguy]

4. I'm surprised the family hasn't gotten to him yet

Perhaps they were waiting for the closure of a conviction at trial or a guilty plea. Looks like it's time for the clean-up.

[DrDan]

3. he is already isolated - works from his cell making rosaries or crucifixes (or something similar)

I imagine he will remain so for the remainder of his sentence.

[distantearlywarning]

5. Locked Up Abroad

Anyone ever seen an episode of this show?

I'm a bit of an aficionado. Anyway, I saw an episode where a guy was sent to a Peruvian prison for trying to smuggle cocaine out of the country. It was pretty much hell on earth. The inmates run the asylum. Van der Sloot is in for a pretty rough ride, I think.

[opihimoimoi]

6. Babbling nonsense in 3 years or less......

[XemaSab]

7. I love that show

Peru looks like it's close to the bottom, if not the worst.

[flvegan]

8. Don't care. That's what punishment is.

[JI7]

9. do we know anything about his life ?

the guy is just so cold. no emotion. he acts like he was just waiting in the line at a dmv or bank or something like that.

i hope the guy never gets out because i tihnk the first thing he would do is kill another woman.

[laundry_queen]

10. Oh yeah.

His behavior mirrors other classic psychopath serial killers. It will be no loss if something happens to him, but I'd rather he had to sit in his little cell for the next 28 years. Maybe they can study his brain.

[csziggy]

11. He's already been there for over a year - but he doesn't look as controlled as he did before

I just hope they don't give him time off for good behavior or any other reason. The description of what he did to the young woman in Peru was horrific. He should serve the full sentence.