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There are thousands of people serving life sentences for non-violent crime [1]. I can't be sure any of them has served two decades already but it seems likely.
by superb-owl 4y ago
There are thousands of people serving life sentences for non-violent crime [1]. I can't be sure any of them has served two decades already but it seems likely.
[1] https://www.aclu.org/report/living-death-life-without-parole-nonviolent-offenses https://www.aclu.org/report/living-death-life-without-parole...
- throwawaysleep 4y agoRead a few of the case studies. These people are either career criminals or large scale drug dealers.
- pseudo0 4y agoIn some cases that seems entirely appropriate. For example, Bernie Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison for ruining thousands of peoples' lives. Or what about someone who traffics a significant amount of fentanyl, leading to multiple overdoses and deaths?