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Flat-Time Sentencing Gains Ground in U S Penology
Indeterminate prison terms give way to fixed or flat-time sentences as Maine leads new trend. The shift reduces parole use and aims to curb leniency, with California Indiana and others studying or enacting similar laws. Critics warn of overly harsh or lenient results and emphasize reduced parole control.
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Joseph R. Tybor
Associated Press
Maine
Indiana
California
Edmund G Brown Jr
Alaska
Connecticut
Colorado
Washington
Oha
Virginia
Florida
South Dakota
Minnesota
Wendell Anderson
American Civil Liberties Union
Prisoners’ Union
Manais
National Prisoners Association
National Prison Project
ACLU
James Smith
Chase Whittenberg
Maine Department of Mental Health and Corrections
United States
Richard Speck
Chicago
Illinois
Speck
Sanford Fox
Boston College of Law
Tim Fitzharris
California Probation and Parole Association
Brown