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Truth In Sentencing: Availability of Federal Grants Influenced Laws in Some States

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Feb. 4, 1998
Report No. GGD-98-42
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Summary:

The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 provides incentive grants to states that have truth-in-sentencing laws requiring violent offenders to serve at least 85 percent of their imposed sentences. This report discusses (1) the number of states that have enacted truth-in-sentencing laws that meet the federal grant eligibility requirements, (2) whether the availability of federal grants was a factor in these states' decisions to enact truth-in-sentencing laws, and (3) the reasons why other states have not enacted truth-in-sentencing laws that meet the federal grant requirements.

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