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| Ky. to Shorten Prison Sentences |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 03/31/2003 |
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Prison sentences in Kentucky are predicted to shrink in coming months as the state government runs short on cash. The Kentucky Parole Board adopted a risk-assessment scoring system in January that makes it possible to grant parole to nearly half of the eligible inmates. That's up from one-third of the eligible inmates just a year ago. Also, the General Assembly this month approved a bill to let prisoners work off part of their sentences through community service. That could possibly save the Corrections Department more than $5 million a year. The trend of shortened prison sentences in Kentucky and other revenue-starved states reverses a decade of tougher crime measures that led to soaring prison populations. |
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