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40-36-103. Purposes of chapter.

The purposes of this chapter are to:

(1) Establish a policy within the state to punish selected, nonviolent felony offenders in front-end community based alternatives to incarceration, thereby reserving secure confinement facilities for violent felony offenders; and

(2) Establish a mechanism whereby state funds are granted to local governments and qualified private agencies to develop a range of front-end community based punishments and services for eligible offenders under this chapter.

[Acts 1985 (1st E.S.), ch. 3, § 3.]

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40-36-103. Purposes of chapter.

The purposes of this chapter are to:

(1) Establish a policy within the state to punish selected, nonviolent felony offenders in front-end community based alternatives to incarceration, thereby reserving secure confinement facilities for violent felony offenders; and

(2) Establish a mechanism whereby state funds are granted to local governments and qualified private agencies to develop a range of front-end community based punishments and services for eligible offenders under this chapter.

[Acts 1985 (1st E.S.), ch. 3, § 3.]

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40-36-103. Purposes of chapter.

The purposes of this chapter are to:

(1) Establish a policy within the state to punish selected, nonviolent felony offenders in front-end community based alternatives to incarceration, thereby reserving secure confinement facilities for violent felony offenders; and

(2) Establish a mechanism whereby state funds are granted to local governments and qualified private agencies to develop a range of front-end community based punishments and services for eligible offenders under this chapter.

[Acts 1985 (1st E.S.), ch. 3, § 3.]