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| Give judges bigger role in holding down prison population |
| By clarionledger.com |
| Published: 10/10/2012 |
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Along with an array of other money-related problems facing the state, a looming prison crisis was outlined for legislators last week by Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Chris Epps. What Epps told lawmakers essentially was that there are too many inmates in the system being locked up for too long, and a lack of clarity over sentencing, or, more specifically, truth in sentencing. Mississippi ranks near the top nationally in per capita incarceration, length of sentences and time served. MDOC was budgeted for $339 million this year but will need $30 million more from the Legislature. Read More. |
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