"Concord sentence" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1980 February 9, Mitzel, “Man Sentenced to Total Of 39 Years on Charges of Child Pornography, Rape”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 28, page 8:",
          "text": "The deal agreed to by the D.A. and the defense […] was a little less severe than press reports indicated. In Massachusetts judicial practice, a \"Concord\" sentence is one that imposes a great amount of time on a convict. However, he is usually eligible for parole after just a few months. […] It is as though the heavy sentences [are] aimed primarily for public consumption.",
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          "ref": "2000, Massachusetts Sentencing Commission, Survey of Sentencing Practices: Truth-in-Sentencing Reform in Massachusetts:",
          "text": "Chapter 432 of the Acts of 1993 […] established the Massachusetts Sentencing Commission and introduced the first phase of truth-in-sentencing reform in Massachusetts. The objective of the sentencing reform initiative was to establish a more truthful relationship between the sentence imposed and time served by incarcerated offenders. Some of the specific provisions of this legislation included:\n• the elimination of the Concord or reformatory sentence;[…]",
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        "An atypically long sentence with an early parole eligibility, the time of parole eligibility constituting the \"real\" intended sentence."
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        "(law, historical, Massachusetts) An atypically long sentence with an early parole eligibility, the time of parole eligibility constituting the \"real\" intended sentence."
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        "historical"
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  "word": "Concord sentence"
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          "ref": "1980 February 9, Mitzel, “Man Sentenced to Total Of 39 Years on Charges of Child Pornography, Rape”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 28, page 8:",
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          "text": "Chapter 432 of the Acts of 1993 […] established the Massachusetts Sentencing Commission and introduced the first phase of truth-in-sentencing reform in Massachusetts. The objective of the sentencing reform initiative was to establish a more truthful relationship between the sentence imposed and time served by incarcerated offenders. Some of the specific provisions of this legislation included:\n• the elimination of the Concord or reformatory sentence;[…]",
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