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

Over the last few decades, the share of incarcerated people in U.S. state prisons serving long sentences has increased significantly—and it’s not necessarily keeping us safer, according to a new analysis by a nonpartisan criminal justice group. The Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) found in a report published Tuesday that almost two-thirds (63%) of state prisoners were serving sentences of 10 years or more; that’s up from 46% in 2005.

 

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