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...indeterminate sentencing was precipitated by a liberal outcry over the 22-year incarceration of a child molester. In other states, conservatives have led the drive, accusing parole authorities of excessive leniency. Last year Maine became the first state to adopt determinate sentencing in a public protest over crime by parolees...
But critics say the theoretical soundness of the system is undermined by the discretion accorded everyone involved in setting prison terms, from prosecutors to judges to parole boards. Federal Judge Marvin Frankel, an articulate advocate of sentencing review, tells of a colleague who bragged about adding a fifth year to...
While few disagree with that assessment, there is no consensus over any proposed reform. University of Colorado Law Professor Albert Alschuler argues that determinate sentencing may only force more plea bargaining; with judges and parole boards no longer empowered to mete out mercy, defendants will be under greater pressure to...
Some prison officials fear that without the incentive of parole, what little life remains in the concept of rehabilitation will be snuffed out. Further, institutions will become even more crowded as convicts serve out long sentences. With only good time remaining as a route to early release, the potential for...
Many liberals question the depth of the drive for determinate sentences. Noting that many judges hand out tough sentences but do not expect them to be fully served, the University of Chicago's Franklin Zimring argues that parole serves a humane function "in a system that seems addicted to...