That's interesting. The second-degree murder sentencing provisions right now allow a judge to put to the jury a similar question asking for a recommendation on the number of years for parole ineligibility. While it's not contained in the code, in practice most judges will allow counsel a few minutes to make submissions on the issue.
What's interesting is that one would expect that if the public safety were really engaged to the point where they thought all murderers should go to jail and die there, the jury recommendations would unanimously and routinely come back asking for maximum periods of incarceration. It's stunning to see how varied those sentencing recommendations by a jury are. You will oftentimes find one or two jurors at 10 years, a couple of jurors at 12 or 13 years, a few at 15 years, and one or two at 24 or 25 years. They cover the gamut. There is not consensus even amongst the very jurors who hear these cases.