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Tim Scott: the half billion dollars in truth-in- sentencing prison funding will not have a measurable effect in the crime rate…

On the recordSeptember 24, 1997
the half billion dollars in truth-in- sentencing prison funding will not have a measurable effect in the crime rate because States are already spending tens of billions of dollars in prison construction, but this amendment will make the huge increases in proven crime prevention initiatives possible. I urge my colleagues to support this amendment to ensure that at least half of the money slated to be wasted on a few new prison beds will be redirected to productive use in actually reducing crime.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

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Discussing the impact of prison funding on crime rates and advocating for redirection of funds to crime prevention.

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