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Case 3-1
Governor Jones is interested in passing a law to increase the use of community-based corrections in his state. He travels to Minnesota to meet with lawmakers to discuss their corrections system. Here he learns about Minnesota's Community Corrections Act.
-Governor Jones is impressed by Minnesota's community oriented corrections. He wants to implement many of the same policies when he returns to his state. Which of the following would most likely not be part of a community corrections act if Governor Jones would use existing CCAs as a template for his new legislation?


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