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There is Talk of Prison Reform, but for the 150,000 People in Prison for Life, There is No Reform on the Horizon

Loaded on Oct. 3, 2016 published in Prison Legal News October, 2016, page 54
Filed under: Advocacy, Prison Reform, Statistics/Trends. Location: United States of America.

Life and life without parole sentencing, like mass incarceration itself, needs a reexamination.

by Kali Holloway, AlterNet

Almost 160,000 prisoners are currently serving life sentences in the United States; nearly 50,000 incarcerated people are serving terms of life without parole. While mass incarceration has become a frequent national talking point across ...

 

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