Three Strikes Law in California

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Three Strikes Law in California

• By Richard Magembe

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• California is one of 26 states that enforces the
  Three Strikes Law. The Three Strikes Law allows
  courts to sentence tree time convicted felons to
  life in prison.

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cases

• Polly Klass was kidnapped and murdered my Richard
  Allen Davis. Davis had a record consisting of
  multiple kidnappings, sexual assault, burglary,
  and assault. This was the case that led to the
  Three Strikes Law being passed in 1994.

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cases

• Leandro Andrade was sentenced to 50 years to
  life in prison for stealing 9 video tapes from
  K-Mart in 1995.

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• This law creates a lot of contavercy. It is
  desinged to decrease the crime rate. Homicide has
  a 51.8 drop, rape has an 18.1 drop and robbery
  has a 46.7 drop.

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• Some will argue that the decrease in crime is due
  to a strong economy during that period of time.

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• A decrease in crime Is what the people want in
  California but at what price are they willing to
  pay for it. With more inmates serving longer
  prison sentences the cost of housing them goes
  up. This cost is paid for by the tax payers.

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• Some people support the Three Strikes Law. They
  like it because it gets more criminals of the
  streets and behind bars for longer periods of
  time.

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• Others who dont support the law have their
  reasons as well. They think the law is unfair and
  cost the tax payers too much money.

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• The Three Strikes Law has its pros and cons. Now
  that you have little bit of background
  information on the law you can determine whether
  you want to be a supporter or non supporter.