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| Task force targets prison overcrowding |
| By decaturdaily.com- Mary Sell |
| Published: 12/15/2014 |
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MONTGOMERY — Alabama punishes some crimes more harshly than other states, according to a report released last week during a state Prison Reform Task Force meeting. For example, Alabama is among 16 states that consider the theft of something worth more than $500 a felony. Other Southern states have higher thresholds. Similarly, most states have a non-violent classification for burglaries and breaking and enterings, but Alabama does not. Sen. Cam Ward, R-Alabaster, is chairman of the task force exploring ways to reduce crowding in the state's prisons. He said making some of those thefts that are now felonies into misdemeanors may be an option. Read More. |
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