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Delicate strategy in line to cut prison inmate numbersJanuary 6, 2013Faced with a prison housing crunch that is costly, Lycoming County’s judicial network is looking for ways to get minor offenders back into the community instead of jail cells this year.... Showing 2 of 2 comments
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spike2
The Magistrates only sentence for very minor offense. All sentences for serious crime are imposed by a Judge.
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MrShaman
"So district magistrates have been instructed to try to avoid incarceration in the first place whenever possible.
That's fine, but it puts a premium on the sentencing decision- making of the district justices. No matter the cost, the public can't be endangered. We trust our magistrates already know that."
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I'm sure the magistrates have ALSO "noticed" all the "benefits" o' legislation like Three Strikes...that attempted to take any-and-all latitude AWAY from them, when it comes to the logic of sentencing.
As should have been expected, "conservatives'" efforts at LAW AND ORDER have reached maximum-density, and common-sense has to bail-them-out, one more time.
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