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Big sentencing changes become law in South Carolina

By Douglas A. Berman

As detailed in ths local report, which is headlined "New law changes criminal sentencing," the Palmetto State has just completed an impressive bit of modern sentencing reform.  Here are the basic details: South Carolina has a new way of dealing with criminals that judges, victims' advocates, crime and justice experts and Republicans and Democrats all have signed off on.  The comprehensive new law is intended to save money while diverting nonviolent offenders from prison to community-based programs so space is available in prison for violent criminals.  Gov. Mark Sanford signed it into law Wednesday. The new law was one year in the making. It is intended to: Make sure there is space for high-risk, violent offenders in prison while saving the state an estimated $350 million, the cost of building a new prison...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on June 03, 2010 (boomark / email).