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Life sentences drop in Pennsylvania but are still among highest in nation

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Sentencing Project: More than 5,000 people in Pennsylvania are serving life sentences without parole.

The number of people serving LWOP in the U.S. has risen 68% since 2003 .

Pennsylvania is "behind the curve" in handing out life sentences for felony murder, report's author says.