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S.455: 100 Percent Truth-in-Sentencing Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 105th Congress
- This bill is primarily about crime and law enforcement
- Introduced March 17, 1997
- Latest Major Action March 17, 1997
- See the three similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Summary
100 Percent Truth-in-Sentencing Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to eliminate credit toward service of sentence for satisfactory behavior ("good time" credits) for prisoners serving a sentence of more than one year for a crime of violence.
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
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March 17, 1997 |
Introduced in the Senate by Byron L. Dorgan (D-N.D.) |