Prompt: There are criticisms that all of the legislated sentencing reforms such as sentencing guidelines, mandatory minimums, habitual offender statutes, and truth-in-sentencing have caused incarceration rates to skyrocket and have led to current prison overcrowding in many states.(in the Untied States) Please answer the following questions:
What oversight or restrictions (if any) should be placed on legislators who make these sentencing laws?
Does the country need all of these sentencing laws or should we trust judges to make appropriate sentencing decisions?
What are your thoughts about sentencing guidelines where the offense seriousness and prior criminal record alone essentially determine the range of punishment that the judge can hand out?
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