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| AZ Trying To Give Judges More Choice In Sentencing |
| By verdenews.com |
| Published: 11/19/2010 |
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PHOENIX -- Seeking to reverse a 30-year trend toward tougher -- and longer -- prison sentences, some state lawmakers are moving to give judges more leeway in determining how long criminals belong behind bars. But one senator already has vowed to use his new position to kill anything that eases criminal penalties. And a top aide to Gov. Jan Brewer said one specific change being suggested is all but certain to face a veto. Rep. Cecil Ash, R-Mesa, who chairs a special House panel, said Wednesday there is ample evidence that some of the people now behind bars may not belong there, at least not for as long as the sentences judges were forced to impose. He said it is long overdue to look at the changes in the state criminal code that began in 1978 with restrictions on sentences judges can impose. Read More. |
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