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| Judges Given Price Tag For Sentences |
| By newstribune.com |
| Published: 09/15/2010 |
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ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Judges in Missouri may be the first in the country to start seeing the price tag for the sentences they hand out. For each case, judges can review data about how likely the defendant is to commit another crime and how much it would cost to carry out various sentencing options. Barbara Tombs, with the sentencing commission for Washington, D.C., said states often require prison officials to analyze cost when changing criminal penalties or adding new offenses. But Tombs said she has not heard of judges being given cost estimates for specific cases before sentencing and is unsure whether that is wise. "I don't know enough about it to know whether it's a good idea or not," Tombs said. Read More. |
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