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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