Pollard's supporters point to how disproportionate his life sentence appears when compared to the sentences of others who spied against the United States for allied nations. He is the only person in the history of the United States to receive a life sentence for spying for an American ally{{fact}}; the maximum sentence today for such an offense is 10 years.
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Pollard's supporters consider
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The median sentence for this offense is 2 to 4 years{{fact}}.
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his life sentence to be disproportionate
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when compared to the sentences of others who spied against the United States for allied nations. He is the only person in the history of the United States to receive a life sentence for spying for an American ally{{fact}}; the maximum sentence today for such an offense is 10 years.
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The median sentence for this offense is 2 to 4 years{{fact}}.