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Dawn Zimmer: “If a prisoner dies before he fulfills his sentence, it does not disqualify that sentence under truth-in-sentencing.”

On the recordFebruary 9, 1995
If a prisoner dies before he fulfills his sentence, it does not disqualify that sentence under truth-in-sentencing.
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Dawn Zimmer
New Jersey

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Discussing the implications of truth-in-sentencing legislation.

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