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Criminal

Mar. 27, 2012

SF launches sentencing commission to combat recidivism

The San Francisco district attorney's office is spearheading the formation of a local sentencing commission in order to promote reasonable and responsible measures to help lower recidivism.


By Henry Meier


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The San Francisco district attorney's office is spearheading the formation of a local sentencing commission in order to promote reasonable and responsible measures to help lower recidivism.


The idea of such a sentencing commission is not new. The United States Sentencing Commission was formed in 1984, and 21 states and the District of Columbia have some sort of body that addresses sentencing in var...

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