Unlike the stiff Federal Sentencing Guidelines, state prisons offer a parole system that lets inmates return to society based on their behavior in prison and their likelihood of returning to society as a better citizen.

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Yet even after being born and raised in Japan, graduating from a top Japanese university, and now becoming a State Minister appointee, Renho is not without detractors as a naturalized citizen in Japanese society.

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