Record Numbers of State's Lifer Inmates Granted Parole
For decades, California inmates serving life sentences with the possibility of parole rarely got out of prison. Most of these so-called "lifers" committed murder -- and most were routinely denied parole by the state. But that's changing. The past few years have seen record numbers of "lifers" getting out.
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