The Sentencing Project · United States · 2022
Nothing But Time: Elderly Americans Serving Life Without Parole
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Documents the explosion of US life-without-parole (LWOP) sentences since the 1980s. More than 56,000 people are serving LWOP, with the elderly and infirm population growing rapidly while posing minimal public safety risk. Argues that 'compassionate release' and parole-eligibility reforms could safely return thousands.
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sentencingdecarcerationelderly in prison
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