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Idea to send:	Topic Modify Truth in Sentencing Legislation Content Reduce the number of crimes for which an offender must serve to 85 percent of his sentence as recommended in the Rational Justice Policy report. Add sentencing guidelines back to Truth in Sentencing, such as those repealed in 1999 which limited sentences to a reasonable amount of time. Allow inmates sentenced under Truth in Sentencing to accumulate Good Time credits to reward inmates who want to turn their lives around. Longer sentences weaken the social and economic ties that may shield prisoners when they return to society. The longer they serve, the less contact they have with family, friends, and employers; the more their job skills deteriorate; the more their social network consists of other criminals.