“Almost 160,000 prisoners are currently serving life sentences in the United States; nearly 50,000 incarcerated people serving terms of life without parole. While mass incarceration has become a frequent national talking point across the board, with even previous tough-on-crime hardliners acknowledging the devastating consequences of overincarceration, “lifers” are often left out of the conversation. This … Continue reading There Is Talk of Prison Reform, But for the 150,000 People in Jail for Life, There Is No Reform on the Horizon