Number of people serving life sentences in the U.S. 1984-2016

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 2, 2023
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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June 2018

Region

United States

Survey time period

1984 to 2016

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