In the last decade, the United States has experienced a shift from determinate sentencing to indeterminate sentencing.

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In the last decade, the United States has largely maintained its trend towards determinate sentencing, which involves fixed sentencing guidelines, rather than shifting back to indeterminate sentencing, which allows for parole and judges' discretion in sentence length.

In the Last Decade, the United States Has Experienced a Shift