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According to the [2015 United States Sentencing Commission report](http://www.ussc.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/research-and-publications/federal-sentencing-statistics/state-district-circuit/2015/1c15.pdf), it's 2.5.

The [_New York Times_](http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/12/us/justice-dept-seeks-to-curtail-stiff-drug-sentences.html?pagewanted=all) reported $80 billion in 2010.

According to the [_Washington Post_](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2015/07/07/yes-u-s-locks-people-up-at-a-higher-rate-than-any-other-country/), the U.S. has the highest prison population rate with 716 per 100,000 peo

Before the [Fair Sentencing Act](https://www.aclu.org/feature/fair-sentencing-act), it was 100 : 1.

True. Learn more about the Three Strikes law [here](http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/cruel-and-unusual-punishment-the-shame-of-three-strikes-laws-20130327).

California's Three Strikes law sentences criminals to life without parole if they are charged with three offenses, even if they are petty crimes. You can read more about this [here](http://articles.latimes.com/2010/feb/10/local/la-me-pizzathief10-2010feb10) and [here](http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/cruel-and-unusual-punishment-the-shame-of-three-strikes-laws-20130327).

According to the [2015 United States Sentencing Commission report](http://www.ussc.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/research-and-publications/federal-sentencing-statistics/state-district-circuit/2015/1c15.pdf), it's 20 years.

In [this instance](https://www.aclu.org/files/assets/111813-lwop-complete-report.pdf), it was life. The ACLU reports that a majority of life without parole prisoners are nonviolent offenders who receive max punishment due to habitual offense or three-strike state laws.

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