The primary goal of the 1991 legislation was the punishment of offenders by requiring them to serve a sentence tied directly to crime severity. The legislation restructured the State's sentencing policy from an indeterminate to a determinate one and changed the role of the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole. An amendment to the legislation establishes a bifurcated system of release in which "nondangerous" inmates are scheduled for release at the expiration of the minimum date of sentence imposed by the court. Sentence reductions can be earned at the rate of 5 days per month. "Dangerous" criminals, however, are reviewed at the date of minimum eligibility for release; if the board determines they still pose a risk to the community, release can be denied. In either case, the legislation provides for victims to have an advocate to represent their concerns. The legislation is also expected to reduce prison crowding by making more cells available with greater predictability. If good time is also taken into consideration, the sentence length can potentially be reduced for all inmates. This legislation aims to provide just and predictable sentences that will be shorter than previous indeterminate sentences. 30 references and 1 table