What? You think it’s changed significantly in the last 20 years? If it has it’s probably gotten shorter.
I don’t know. But I’d like to see some actual statistics. As cynical as I am, I’m not willing to simply assume actual incarceration rates have remained static or gotten shorter
Over the last twenty years, sentences of ‘Life Without Parole’ for murderers have increased significantly in many States. Not the usual liberal bastions, of course, but I’d be interested in knowing if there has been any real shifts in the national averages.
I’ll see what I can find if you will...
I found this:
http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=2045
The information is not laid out as simply as the 1995 report you posted, but the 2009 data seems to indicate significantly longer median prison times for convicted murderers than reported in 1995. It’s going to take a bit of time for me to determine whether any of this data can be validly compared to the 1995 report, and I cannot do it right now, but I thought I’d post the link just in case you are interested.
PS - The longer incarceration times indicated by this data are STILL not long enough, in my opinion.