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Archive Home > 2009 > September > 10 > Early release for tough-on-crime law

Early release for tough-on-crime law

District attorneys fear a bill that delayed Measure 57 could clog their court systems

By Nick Budnick / The Bulletin
September 10, 2009

SALEM — Five months before Measure 57, the voter-approved drug and property crime sentencing law, is scheduled to be put on hold, some district attorneys in Deschutes County and elsewhere are already starting to phase it out.

The prosecutors’ intent is to keep the courts running smoothly. For....

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