Few inmates have been set free despite new early release law

Monday, December 13, 2004

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Looking to slow the growth of Missouri's inmate population, state lawmakers relaxed sentencing laws a year-and-a-half ago to allow some nonviolent offenders to seek their release after just three months in prison.

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