Truth-in-sentencing laws require offenders to serve a substantial portion of their prison sentence, usually ________ of it.

A. 65 percent
B. 100 percent
C. 50 percent
D. 85 percent


Answer: D

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a. celerity b. rapid c. certainty d. severity

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