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Pushing back against proposed sentencing reforms in Michigan

By Douglas A. Berman

As detailed in this local article, which is headlined "Early prison releases in Michigan assailed: Prosecutors, victims say at least minimum sentences should be served," a campaign against proposed states sentencing reforms is mounting in Michigan. Here are some details: [Rose] King was one of two crime victims to speak at a news conference in which area law enforcement officials warned of the danger of releasing prisoners early. Also, they lashed out against a pending bill in Lansing that would do away with 1998's truth-in-sentencing guidelines which, among other things, guarantee felons will serve at least minimum sentences. Similar news conferences were staged across the state, as prosecutors banded together in hopes of avoiding a return to the pre-1998 period when felons convicted of like crimes often received a wide range of sentences...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on January 13, 2010 (boomark / email).