Sunday, May 10, 2015

Life Sentences in America

The USA has over 160,000 prisoners serving life terms.  This means the United States has roughly 12 times as many lifers as any other country, and it's part of the reason why America houses an alarming one-quarter of the world's prisoners within its own borders.
See this comparative, interactive statistical map:

https://nationalcdp.org/life-sentences/ 

Life Sentences in America
#MassIncarceration

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