When First-Time Nonviolent Offenders Are Released Back into the Community

question 24

Multiple Choice

When first-time nonviolent offenders are released back into the community after serving only one-sixth of their sentences, it is called a(n) :

• A) statutory release.
• B) accelerated parole.
• C) commutation.
• D) conditional work-release.

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