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| Measures would swell state prisons |
| By Statesman Journal |
| Published: 10/13/2008 |
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OREGON - Two dueling measures on the Nov. 4 ballot ask Oregon voters to impose tougher sentences on property criminals and could require the state to spend $314 million to $1.3 billion to build more prison space, state analysts said. Measure 61, sponsored by former Salem legislator Kevin Mannix, seeks to extend mandatory minimum prison sentences to first-time identity thieves, burglars and drug dealers. It also targets repeat offenders for tougher sentences. Measure 57, an alternative placed on the ballot by the Legislature, proposes to increase prison terms for repeat offenders but also would require more comprehensive drug and alcohol treatment for such inmates. Under either measure, Oregon's 14-prison, 13,600-inmate corrections system would swell with more non-violent felons. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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