Rise in life sentences seen across states
A study shows nearly 128000 inmates, about one in eleven, are serving life terms. Time served rose from 21 to 29 years from 1991 to 1997, driven by harsher mandatory sentences and stricter parole policies rather than crime increases. New York leads with 19.4 percent lifers.
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