This statistic shows the number of inmates serving life sentences in the United States from 1984 to 2016. There were 161,957 people serving life sentences in prisons across the United States in 2016.
Number of people serving life sentences in the United States from 1984 to 2016
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The Sentencing Project. (June 22, 2018). Number of people serving life sentences in the United States from 1984 to 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 05, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/818002/number-of-people-serving-life-sentences-in-the-us/
The Sentencing Project. "Number of people serving life sentences in the United States from 1984 to 2016." Chart. June 22, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/818002/number-of-people-serving-life-sentences-in-the-us/
The Sentencing Project. (2018). Number of people serving life sentences in the United States from 1984 to 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/818002/number-of-people-serving-life-sentences-in-the-us/
The Sentencing Project. "Number of People Serving Life Sentences in The United States from 1984 to 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/818002/number-of-people-serving-life-sentences-in-the-us/
The Sentencing Project, Number of people serving life sentences in the United States from 1984 to 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/818002/number-of-people-serving-life-sentences-in-the-us/ (last visited December 05, 2023)
Number of people serving life sentences in the United States from 1984 to 2016 [Graph], The Sentencing Project, June 22, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/818002/number-of-people-serving-life-sentences-in-the-us/