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States pull back after decades of get tough laws
States scale back long imprisonments amid budget gaps and mixed results from tough crime laws. New York moves to repeal Rockefeller drug laws saving about 250 million yearly, redirecting offenders to treatment and drug courts, with 1 500 inmates eligible for resentencing. Kentucky Kansas New Jersey follow with parole and treatment shifts to reduce jail time. The 2.3 million national prison population underscores fiscal pressures and evolving policy.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
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David Paterson
Eliot Spitzer
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Laura Safer Espinoza
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Marc Mauer
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