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FL Reforms Sentencing Law
Loaded on May 15, 1994
published in Prison Legal News
May, 1994, page 9
Florida has built 10,729 new prison beds in the past five years yet has been unable to keep up with its growing prison population. In May of 1993 the Florida legislature passed the Safe Streets Initiative which has the goal of reducing prison overcrowding to ensure that violent and repeat …
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Government Misconduct,
Crime,
Overcrowding,
Sentencing,
Good Time,
State Legislation.
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