(2) Life sentences of imprisonment and long sentences without the possibility of review violate human rights standards. (3) One out of 9 incarcerated individuals is currently serving a life sentence, nearly one-third of whom are sentenced to life without parole. One out of every 15 women in prison, nearly 7,000 women, is serving a life or virtual life sentence. (4) In 2016, 161,957 people were serving a life sentence and 53,290 people were serving life without parole in the United States, compared to a total of 50 people serving a life sentence without the possibility of release in the United Kingdom. (5) Mandatory minimum penalties continue to result in long sentences in the Federal system, as of 2016— (A) 55.7 percent of the Federal prison population had been sentenced under a mandatory minimum provision