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How do you treat an interstate inmate who finishes 5 yrs and 7 months of a six year sentence, but does so on an interstate agreement. He finished early due to good time which is given in NJ. Upon his release PA picks him up via a detainer issued by a CO at a county correctional facility-again, what steps...

What type of sanctions have other states found useful to encourage improved offender behavior? Have any jurisdictions found that immediate sanctions are more effective than delayed sanctions, such as loss of good time credit? Do various categories of offenders (males or females, long-timers/lifers or...