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2 days ago · 35 life sentences, minimum 1,050 years. United States. Charged with 35 counts of statutory sodomy in the 1st degree, garnering 35 consecutive life sentences, which is the equivalent of 1,050 years in prison. Godfrey plead guilty to sexually abusing two children between 1995 and 1999.
5 days ago · As of October 1, 2023, there were 2,262 death row inmates in the United States, including 49 women. The number of death row inmates changes frequently with new convictions, appellate decisions overturning conviction or sentence alone, commutations, or deaths (through execution or otherwise).
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4 days ago · In 2021, the United States of America had the world's largest prison population, with over 2 million people in American prisons or jails—up from 744,000 in 1985—making 1 in every 200 American adults a prisoner.
4 days ago · In fact, the U.S. has one of the highest incarceration rates in the world – an estimated 450 people are in prison per 100,000 residents. But what crimes are these individuals committing – and what states sentence the most offenders?
4 days ago · Recidivism of Prisoners Released in 30 States in 2005: Patterns from 2005 to 2010 Bureau of Justice Statistics, April, 2014 “Overall, 67.8% of the 404,638 state prisoners released in 2005 in 30 states were arrested within 3 years of release, and 76.6% were arrested within 5 years of release.”.
2 days ago · Andersonville Prison, also known as Camp Sumter, stands as a haunting symbol of the human cost of the American Civil War. Located in southwest Georgia, this Confederate military prison became notorious for its overcrowded conditions, inadequate supplies, and high mortality rate. From its establishment in February 1864 to its liberation by Union ...
2 days ago · Marvin E. Frankel, Criminal Sentences: Law Without Order 34 (1974). 40 See, e.g., David Harding, Jeffrey Morenoff, et. al., Short- and Long-term Effects of Imprisonment on Future Felony Convictions and Prison Admissions, PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Oct. 2, 2017) (discussing the correlation ...
