<P> Over 159,000 people were serving life sentences as of 2012 , with just under a third -- nearly 50,000 -- serving life without a chance of parole . In 1993 the Times survey found , about 20 percent of all lifers had no chance of parole . By 2004 the number rose to 28 percent . </P>
<P> Over 159,000 people were serving life sentences as of 2012 , with just under a third -- nearly 50,000 -- serving life without a chance of parole . In 1993 the Times survey found , about 20 percent of all lifers had no chance of parole . By 2004 the number rose to 28 percent . </P>
how many prisoners in the us have life sentences
how many prisoners in the us have life sentences
Over 159,000
Over 159,000