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Lawmaker: Virus makes need for change to sentencing laws greater than ever

Arren Kimbel-Sannit//April 10, 2020//[read_meter]

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Lawmaker: Virus makes need for change to sentencing laws greater than ever

Lawmaker: Virus makes need for change to sentencing laws greater than ever

Arren Kimbel-Sannit//April 10, 2020//[read_meter]

In the final meeting of Rep. Walter Blackman’s sentencing reform committee, a group assembled to craft and analyze policies to reduce the state’s bloated prison population and dial back on...

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