These sentences differ technically from sentences of life imprisonment in that the designated jail times have specific lengths, although in practical terms they effectively serve the same purpose.

The list starts with 141,078 years .

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    16 hours ago

    Murder, mass murder, child rape, then one guy who got 1800 years for selling $20 of heroin? Surely that can’t be full story.

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    17 hours ago

    I thought Texas was all about the death penalty, but they see to top the list for US states, on this list.