State Legislative Actions on Truth in Sentencing: A Review of Law and Legislation211 in the Context of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994

摘要

The study that follows was conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice, National211u001eInstitute of Corrections (NIC) at the request of the Office of Justice Programs 211u001e(OJP). OJP has the responsibility to promulgate regulations for implementing the 211u001eTruth in Sentencing Incentive Grant portion of the Violent Crime Control and Law 211u001eEnforcement Act of 1994 (the Crime Bill), enacted by the U.S. Congress. The 211u001epurpose of the study was to collect information on truth in sentencing laws in 211u001eall fifty states and the District of Columbia. Specifically, inquiries were 211u001econducted to: identify current truth in sentencing laws: the number of states 211u001ewith laws in place, the nature of those laws, and any requirements regarding the 211u001epercentage of sentence imposed that must be served in prison, and identify 211u001epending legislation on truth in sentencing: the number of states with proposed 211u001ebills, the general provisions of those bills, and the impetus or motivations for 211u001ethe proposed law changes.