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For Immediate Release: February 3, 2010

Salem, OR - The debate over earned time, the law that allows prisoners to earn reduced sentencing for "good time" behavior while being incarcerated, is heating up.  Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee started hearing testimony on ways to fix what many in law enforcement, such as the Attorney General, the District Attorneys, the Oregon State Sheriffs Association, and the Police Chiefs consider to be a disastrous public policy.  In a recent case, registered sex offender and burglar Demetrius Payton, who received early release under this policy, was arrested on new charges of burglary and unlawful sexual penetration. Click here to read more.