11.   He has proposed, and in some cases instituted, measures ranging from denying work release to violent felons to mandating managed care for some Medicaid recipients.

12.   He has in the past favored tough prison sentences for violent felons, drug smugglers, and repeat offenders.

13.   He now embraces tax cuts, time limits for welfare recipients and more prison time for violent felons, along with increased spending on education.

14.   He won longer sentences and strict limits on parole for violent felons, and construction of a maximum-security prison.

15.   He was a violent convicted felon with a long history of drug abuse.

16.   In New York, a first-time violent felon is currently eligible for parole after serving a third of his sentence.

17.   It also killed his effort to eliminate parole for violent felons.

18.   It would lengthen sentences for first-time violent felons, and eliminate their right to parole.

19.   James Flateau, a department spokesman, said he could not estimate how much a new sentencing structure for violent felons would cost.

20.   Lungren said he would recommend that violent felons or sexual predators remain locked up, regardless of their ages.