What Was the Main Purpose of the 2008 Second Chance

question 69

Multiple Choice

What was the main purpose of the 2008 Second Chance Act?

• A)To create alternatives to prison for convicted offenders
• B)To give judges greater discretion in sentencing nonviolent repeat offenders
• C)To reduce the number of parolees being returned to prison for technical violations
• D)To reduce the use of parole

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