☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Truth in Sentencing

A legislative policy requiring convicted offenders to serve a substantial portion (typically 85%) of their imposed sentence before becoming eligible for release, reducing the gap between the sentence imposed and time actually served.

Etymology: English compound · Category: Criminal Sentencing · Source: Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994; various state truth-in-sentencing statutes
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