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Why Getting Tough Is Weak

Why Getting Tough Is Weak

By Bruce Reilly on February 8, 2012

This week the Senate Judiciary voted to eliminate Good Time for people convicted of murder or serious sex offenses (1st degree child molestation, 2nd degree child molestation, kidnapping of a minor, and 1st degree sexual assault).  (Good Time is the 10 days per month a prisoner receives for good conduct.  In a month where the [...]

Posted in Criminal Justice, Rhode Island | Tagged ACI, General Assembly, Good Time, Michael Woodmansee, Peter Kilmartin, Rhode Island | Leave a response

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