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| New Laws Include One To Ease Sentences On Non-Violent Criminals |
| By wlox.com |
| Published: 11/03/2014 |
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Back in 1995, state lawmakers got tougher on crime and passed the truth in sentencing rule which requires all inmates to serve 85 percent of their sentence. State Rep. Roger Ishee has contended all along that that rule has led to prison over-crowding and a rising budget. Now, a bill he supported that's now in effect would allow first time non-violent offenders a chance for parole after serving only a quarter of their sentence. While the old saying goes, "if you do the crime, you must do the time," a new law is changing that somewhat for non-violent offenders. "That sounds good and it sounds like you are tough on crime, but we're being tough on our taxpayers pocketbook," Rep. Ishee said. "If we keep going like this we're going to have to increase taxes and I don't want to do that." Read More. |
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