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Newshawk: chip
Pubdate: Thu, 15 Jul 2004
Source: Greenville News (SC)
Copyright: 2004 The Greenville News
Contact:
Website: http://greenvillenews.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/877
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?199 (Mandatory Minimum Sentencing)
LOCK 'EM UP STRATEGY FAILING
Mandatory Minimum Sentences Have Crowded Nation's Prisons. Cost Is High And
Safety Claims Aren't Proven.
The experiment with mandatory minimum sentencing has been a failure,
according to a yearlong study by the American Bar Association.
The report echoes familiar themes, pointing out how popular laws adopted
over the past two decades calling for tough mandatory sentencing have done
little more than fuel dangerous and expensive crowding in prison systems
across the nation. Meanwhile, the report questions whether this shift
toward longer sentences has actually made us any safer or been an effective
deterrent.
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MAP posted-by: Beth
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