Influence of Truth-in-Sentencing Grants
on Enactment of Truth-in-Sentencing Laws
for the 25 States Reviewed
State Reviewed |
Grant Not an Influence |
Grant a Partial Influence |
Grant a Key Influence |
Decided to Forgo TIS Laws1 |
Arizona (TIS) | X |
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California (TIS) | X |
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Connecticut (TIS) | X |
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Delaware (TIS) | X |
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District of Columbia (TIS) | X |
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Florida (TIS) | X |
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Georgia (TIS) | X |
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Idaho | X |
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Indiana | X |
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Iowa (TIS) | X |
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Louisiana (TIS) | X |
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Massachusetts | X |
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Michigan (TIS) | X |
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Mississippi (TIS) | X |
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Nevada | X |
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New Mexico | X |
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New York (TIS) | X |
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North Carolina (TIS) | X |
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Oklahoma (TIS) | X |
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Oregon (TIS) | X |
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South Carolina (TIS) | X |
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Tennessee (TIS) | X |
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Texas | X |
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Virginia (TIS) | X |
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West Virginia | X |
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Total | 8 |
7 |
3 |
7 |
Source: States
TIS = Truth-in-Sentencing
1Decided to forgo TIS laws that required inmates to serve at least 85 percent of the sentence imposed.
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