Kansas: Sentencing panel seeks moratorium
The Kansas Sentencing Commission asked legislators to impose a moratorium on changes in the sentencing guidelines law to give earlier modifications a chance to work.
Barbara Tombs, executive director of the commission, said the legislature has made changes in the guidelines for each of the
The frequent changes have impeded the effectiveness of mandated sentencing, she told the Joint Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice.
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