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No consensus yet on Class X crime
Springfield board comments indicate mixed views four years after the 1978 Class X reforms. Supporters call determinant sentencing a major step while critics warn of an explosion in prison populations and unclear impact on crime rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathy Best
Springfield
General Assembly
James R. Thompson
Gary Starkman
Glen Bower
R-Effingham
Criminal Sentencing Commission
George Sangmeister
D-Mokena
John Clemons
Jackson County
Richard E. Richman
State Corrections Department
Nic Howell
Basil Greanias
Macon County
Greanias
James Teros
Rock Island