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| Prison Beds Freed Up Under New Bill |
| By thesunnews.com |
| Published: 04/22/2010 |
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COLUMBIA -- Gov. Mark Sanford threw his support Wednesday behind a proposed law to shift future nonviolent offenders to alternative sentences as a way to free up more than 2,400 prison beds for violent criminals and avoid the $300 million-plus expense of building a new prison. The legislation -- drafted by the bipartisan Sentencing Reform Commission after a year of research -- is on the fast-track toward approval. The Senate passed a bill March 30. The full House Judiciary Committee likely will approve it, which would send it to the House floor. Sanford said the plan will save money in a cash-strapped prison system that already spends less in almost every area than any other system in the country by diverting the future offenders to probation and parole and by offering more work credits and good behavior incentives. Read More. |
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