New Study Demonstrates Upswing in Life Sentences
WASHINGTON — A study released details the rise of inmates serving life sentences even though serious, violent crimes have been declining for the past 20 years.
The Sentencing Project recently published “Life Goes On: The Historic Rise in Life Sentences in America,” which found that from 2008 to 2012 the United States witnessed an 11.8 percent rise in inmates serving life sentences. As of 2012, 159,520 inmates were serving life sentences. This number has more than quadrupled since 1984, according to the study.
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