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Bill encourages ‘truth in sentencing’

The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee seemed amenable to legislation prompting convicted felons to serve 85 percent of their sentences, even as a defense lawyers’ organization and a civil liberties group expressed concerns about the bill’s impact. Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, sponsored legislation that, among other things, would bar convicted felons from being eligible for ...

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