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Harsh Sentencing Laws in Washington State to Blame for Growing Lifer Population, Says University Study
Though its forward thinking, beanie-clad baristas façade would suggest otherwise, the State of Washington has a sobering history of abandoning rehabilitative incarceration in favor of some of the most draconian sentencing laws in the country.
First, Washington enacted the Sentencing Reform Act (SRA) of 1984, a law that effectively eliminated ...
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