Truth in Sentencing Incentive Grants

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:activeYears 1994-2002
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Justice
gptkbp:discontinued 2002
gptkbp:eligibility states must require violent offenders to serve at least 85% of their sentence
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:Violent_Crime_Control_and_Law_Enforcement_Act_of_1994
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:government
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Truth in Sentencing Incentive Grants
gptkbp:impact increased state prison construction
longer sentences for violent offenders
gptkbp:purpose encourage states to adopt truth-in-sentencing laws
increase time violent offenders serve in prison
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Violent_Crime_Control_and_Law_Enforcement_Act_of_1994
gptkbp:relatedTo prison population growth
state corrections policy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Violent_Crime_Control_and_Law_Enforcement_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5