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Three Strikes and You’re Out!

By Steven Rodriguez

In California, it’s three strikes and you’re out! The California Three Strikes Law gives you three chances to shape up. Slip up three times and you could spend your life in jail, even if that third offense is relatively minor. Determined to get tough on crime, California passed the harsh Three Strikes Law to keep violent offenders behind bars. The law lengthens prison sentences and reduces prison credit for good behavior. The goal of the law is to get repeat felony offenders off the streets and keep them in jail longer. California considers certain violent or serious felony convictions to be a “strike” against your record.  Similar felony convictions from other states also count as strikes. If the offender was 16 or 17, certain juvenile offenses can also be considered strikes...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on May 09, 2008 (boomark / email).