Fighting against regressive policies, racist practices and a system that treats people as disposable. Legislative arm of @ILPrisonProject.
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IPP Action Fund retweeted
Cat's out of the bag! IPP now has a 501(c)4 organization, @IPPaction!
IPPaf fights against regressive policies, racist practices & a system that treats people as disposable. Alongside our sister organization, @ILPrisonProject, we work toward building a more humane & just system.
Head to ippaction.org for more & follow us on twitter!
IPP Action Fund retweeted
Mass incarceration’s toll on human dignity is no more apparent than with the staggering rise of life sentences; today one in seven imprisoned people is serving a life sentence.
Read more in our report: bit.ly/3XFXj8C
ALT Graph showing the growth of life sentences from 1992 to 2020. In 1992, 9,404 people were reportedly serving life without parole and another 57,888 people had parole-eligible life sentences. By 2003, the number of people serving life without parole had more than tripled and parole eligible lifers had increased 62%. By 2020, six times as many people were serving life without parole, reaching an all-time high of 55,945; the total population of people serving life with parole rose 82% over these years.