Time

State Prison Sentences in the U.S. Are Getting Longer—But Not Necessarily Keeping Us Safer

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People Age Out of Crime. Prison Sentences Should Reflect That

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The Marshall Project

How Efforts to Cut Long Prison Sentences Have Stalled

This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this delivered to your inbox? Subscribe to future newsletters. When a 2016 ...
USA Today

'How long is long enough?': Independent task force challenges length of prison sentences in America

Prisoners with long-term sentences need more opportunities to have their sentences reviewed. Lawmakers and state agencies need to identify and address racial disparities in sentencing. And the amount ...
Yahoo

Efforts to release prisoners from long sentences draw new interest

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A barbed-wire fence surrounds a section of the State Correctional Institution at Phoenix in Collegeville, Pa. Pennsylvania state ...
Governing

Releasing Prisoners from Long Sentences Draws New Interest

Lawmakers across the country have considered legislation this year that would allow courts or parole boards to reevaluate a person’s long prison sentence and decide whether they can be safely released ...