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Black History
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The United States is locking up people at an unprecedented rate. There are now 1.75 million people in state and federal prisons in the U.S.--up from 1 million people just four years ago. Young Black and Latino men are bearing the brunt of this. .... Middle of Term Paper
... been convicted of multiple felonies. California's three strikes law--the second one to be passed in the U.S.--is one of the most repressive in the nation.
California Three Strikes Law
The three strikes law has made it possible for people with earlier convictions to be sentenced to life in prison for relatively minor offenses--including "petty theft with a prior conviction," possession of small amounts of drugs, receiving stolen property, or being caught in possession of a handgun. Here are some of its provisions:
The three strikes rule: People convicted of a third felony, after two previous convictions for "serious or violent" felonies, ... |
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