______ are laws that give parole boards less authority to shorten sentences for good behavior.

a. Habitual offender laws
b. Mandatory minimum sentences
c. Truth-in-sentencing laws
d. Indeterminate sentencing laws


c. Truth-in-sentencing laws

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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