§ 12103. Violent offender incarceration grants

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(a)Eligibility for minimum grant To be eligible to receive a minimum grant under this section, a State shall submit an application to the Attorney General that provides assurances that the State has implemented, or will implement, correctional policies and programs, including truth-in-sentencing laws that ensure that violent offenders serve a substantial portion of the sentences imposed, that are designed to provide sufficiently severe punishment for violent offenders, including violent juvenile offenders, and that the prison time served is appropriately related to the determination that the inmate is a violent offender and for a period of time deemed necessary to protect the public.

(b)Additional amount for increased percentage of persons sentenced and time served A State that received a grant under subsection

(a)is eligible to receive additional grant amounts if such State demonstrates that the State has, since 1993—

(1)increased the percentage of persons arrested for a part 1 violent crime sentenced to prison; or

(2)increased the average prison time actually served or the average percent of sentence served by persons convicted of a part 1 violent crime.

Receipt of grant amounts under this subsection does not preclude eligibility for a grant under subsection (c).

(c)Additional amount for increased rate of incarceration and percentage of sentence served A State that received a grant under subsection

(a)is eligible to receive additional grant amounts if such State demonstrates that the State has—

(1)since 1993, increased the percentage of persons arrested for a part 1 violent crime sentenced to prison, and has increased the average percent of sentence served by persons convicted of a part 1 violent crime; or

(2)has increased by 10 percent or more over the most recent 3-year period the number of new court commitments to prison of persons convicted of part 1 violent crimes.

Receipt of grant amounts under this subsection does not preclude eligibility for a grant under subsection (b).

(Pub. L. 103–322, title II, § 20103, as added Pub. L. 104–134, title I, § 101[(a)] [title I, § 114(a)], Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321, 1321–16; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 104–140, § 1(a), May 2, 1996, 110 Stat. 1327.)

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Pub. L. 103–322, title II, § 20103
Pub. L. 104–134, title I, § 101[(a)]
110 Stat. 1321
Pub. L. 104–140, § 1(a)
110 Stat. 1327
section 20103 of Pub. L. 103–322
108 Stat. 1817
Pub. L. 103–322
Pub. L. 104–134
Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(a) [title I]
110 Stat. 3009

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U.S.C.§ 12103

Pub. L.Pub. L. 103–322, title II, § 20103

Pub. L.Pub. L. 104–134, title I, § 101[(a)]

Stat.110 Stat. 1321

Pub. L.Pub. L. 104–140, § 1(a)

Stat.110 Stat. 1327

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