what is the longest prison term ever served in america?

Answer 1

Paul Geidel, convicted of second-degree murder, holds the record for the longest prison term served in America: 68 years and 245 days, from 1912 to 1980.
http://www.mistergworld.com/05-0507.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980
May 7, 1980

Answer 2

Longest Prison Term Ever Served

Answer 3

I assume the obvious LIFE term isn't the answer you're looking for as that could be from 1day (if killed on that day) to 50 years (if killed or died due natural causes or the gas chamber, etc.)

My guess is the total number of years a single prisoner served defined as either longest or largest in number. I was interested in the answer but even with some research I was unable to find a definitive source to provide a specific answer. I checked both state, federal & military prisons.

The best answer I could tie down was Robert Stroud, aka The Birdman of Alcatraz (AZ#594). Convicted of a 1909 murder (he was a pimp and killed the guy who refused to pay for services) and convicted in 1911 and sentenced to death. He spent time at some lesser prisons serving 37 years (all in islolation) before being sent to The Rock where his sentance was commuted to life in prison w/o parole. He died there in 1963 having served 52 years.

I saw the information about Winston "Sweet Blue" Jamesworth but when I checked it out all my seaches came up...no information available. I would be interested in the members serch technique and souces for my own edification.

I have little doubt someone has spent more than 52 years in prision, but I couldn't ID who it was.

Answer 4

Do you mean the actual time served, or the length of the sentence itself? If it's the length of the sentence itself, it has got to be many hundreds of years. Here's some stuff I found:

"The Longest Prison Sentences. "The longest recorded prison sentences were ones of 7,109 years, awarded to 2 confidence tricksters in Iran (formerly Persia) on June 15, 1969. The duration of sentences are proportional to the amount of the defalcations involved. A sentence of 384,912 years was demanded at the prosecution of Gabriel March Grandos, 22, at Palma de Mallorca, Spain, on March 11, 1972, for failing to deliver 42, 768 letters."

Answer 5

The longest prison sentence ever belongs to Winston "Sweet Blue" Jamesworth, who was convicted of murder in 1904 in Alabama at age 18, and served a life sentence until his death in 1982.

Answer 6

I watched the practice final evening and has had project in Mexico. curiously from what I watched he chased a fugitive raper into mexico and broke some lows searching him down. i did no longer see all of it so i'm additionally reading into what they have been asserting. he's finding forward to extradiction listening to to Mexico which they are hoping the U. S. Governemtn steps in and stands up for him.

Answer 7

I agree with realized I checked and it is Paul Geidel.

Answer 8

life

Answer 9

id say that would be life .... probably life x4

Answer 10

none available