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| Soundly defeated! Proposition 66 went down in defeat by 640,903 votes, a 6.8% difference between greater public safety and certain murder and mayhem. |
| 3-Strikes and You're Out honored its Tenth Anniversary March 2004. Our report shows that 2 million Californians were spared victim status, $28.5 billion in pain, suffering and damage was saved and still no new prisons built during that time. We've made a distributable PDF version available also. |
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| KFWB Radio in Los Angeles recently did a six-part series on the issues of crime, prisons and, of course 3-Strikes and You're Out. Mike Reynolds and former Governor Pete Wilson were interviewed by KFWB's Chris Sedens. We've posted this link to KFWB where you may listen to the online audio series. |
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| This is a partial listing of criminals currently serving time under Three Strikes sentencing guidlines that WOULD HAVE BEEN BE RELEASED IF PROPOSITION 66 HAD PASS last November 2, 2004. |
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| The LA Times carried a story 31 May 2004 about how Jerry Keenan, who owns a Sacramento insurance brokerage, put up $1.56 million to get his son, convicted of 2 manslaughter charges, out of prison. Mike Reynolds said, "It's a dark day for Californians when one man can put up enough money to overturn the most successful law in the US in order to get his son out of prison, with disregard to the thousands upon thousands of serious and violent criminals it will turn lose to prey upon society." Please see Contra Costa County District Attorney Pipes' analysis of those likely to be released. |
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| THE US SUPREME COURT HAS RULED THAT CALIFORNIA'S THREE STRIKES SENTENCING LAW IS CONSTITUTIONAL. Please see our News Articles Page, for the first AP article from Wednesday. We also have Adobe AcroReader PDF files of the justices reasoning available. |
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| California's Three Strikes sentencing law has not overflowed the state's prisons. As of July 2008, there were 170,400 inmates (down about 1%) in various penal institutions throughout California. Click here to go to the California State Department of Corrections website to view this information for yourself. Click on Total Population/Weekly Report . |
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| California's crime rate is down 32.7% versus a 13.0% drop for the rest of the nation! New York state added 34,000 police to achieve an even greater reduction than California - 33.4% in the 6 major categories. One thing is clear: It is the fear of being caught and punished that has reduced crime in these states. Click here to view to our online copy of the FBI report. |
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| "'Three Strikes' was implemented before a chorus of nay sayers and critics, but now after four years of historic reductions in crime, their complaints are becoming increasingly drowned out by the undeniable reality that Californians are the safest they have been in the past 30 years." Dan Lungren, former California State Attorney General. CA Attorney General Report 1998 |
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| "Five years later, we now have evidence that fewer crimes are being committed, fewer inmates than expected are going to prison, and more career criminals on parole have left the state for more crime-tolerant locales." Bill Jones, Secretary of the State of California. CA Secretary of State Report, Feb. 1999 |
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| "Contrary to popular opinion, this analysis suggests that discretion is not being used haphazardly or irresponsibly. Rather, this study offers reassurance that prosecutors are acting in accordance to the standard in the furtherance of justice set forth by the legislature." An unofficial private study, JE Walsh, Assistant Professor CSULA, Department of Criminal Justice and Criminalistics. |
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| "Many things must be considered in measuring the impact of Three Strikes. Has it been effective in removing career criminals from the general population? Clearly the answer is yes. Has it been effective in obtaining more pleas, particularly with second strike offenders? Clearly the answer is yes. Has it been effective in mandating prison sentences for career criminals as opposed to probation and minimal treatment releasing them back into the community? Clearly the answer is yes. If you don't believe me, ask a District Attorney." A Review by Judge James Ardaiz |
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Must Read Information
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| States that have some form of 3-STRIKES law are listed here. |
| "California's Three Strikes sentencing law has even helped bring down crime throughout the United States." Link to this article. |
| "Though it is true that minorities are incarcerated at a disproportionate ratio compared to the rest of the population, minority communities are experiencing the greatest drops in crime rates." Link to this article. |
| "Though it seems that Three Strikes locks up petty thieves for simple crimes, keep in mind that a criminal must have 2 prior serious or violent felonies to receive 25 years or life." Link to this article. |
| "It's been said that California voters were hoodwinked into voting for Three Strikes." "It wasn't clear to the voters," it is claimed, "that after 2 serious or violent felonies a third non-violent or non-serious felony would send someone to prison for life." It isn't true! Link to this article. |
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