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Three Strikes Law Twenty Five Years
1,208 wordsCruel and Unusual Punishment is a fundamental right given to us by the United States (U. S. ) Constitution. The 8 th amendment states, Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted. Last year in California voters approved a controversial ballot initiative. Proposition 184, also known as the three strikes and you " re out law, was passed on November 9, 1994. Under this new legislation repeat offenders, upon committing their third fel...
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California Proposition 184 Three Strikes And Out
1,078 wordsLast year in California voters approved a controversial ballot initiative. Proposition 184, also known as the three strikes and you " re out law, was passed on November 9, 1994. Under this new legislation repeat offenders, upon committing their third felony offense, will be sentenced to a mandatory twenty-five years to life in prison (California 667). The initiative passed by a landslide, with 76 % of the voters in favor of it. The State Senate soon after voted the bill into law, with only seven...
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Three Strikes Law Criminal Justice System
875 wordsIn recent years several mandatory sentencing laws have been put into motion. The original goals of the mandatory sentencing laws were to stop repeat offenders and to exhibit a get tough attitude on crime. These laws have not been working as intended, instead mandatory sentencing has led to some unfortunate consequences. Some of these consequences are overcrowding in prisons and less prison based rehabilitation. Mandatory sentencing laws do not narrowly target major drug traffickers. Today there ...
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Three Strikes Law Twenty Five Years
2,366 wordsCruel and Unusual Punishment is a fundamental right given to us by the United States (U. S. ) Constitution. The 8 th amendment states, ? Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted. ? Last year in California voters approved a controversial ballot initiative. Proposition 184, also known as the three strikes and youre out law, was passed on November 9, 1994. Under this new legislation repeat offenders, upon committing their third fe...
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Mandatory Sentencing Commit Crimes
1,164 wordsThe population increase in jails is a problem with no easy answer. Many feel the increase is the result of mandatory sentencing for drug related crimes. I also believe this is true but I don t think letting criminals back into the society is the solution. More money needs to be put into the prison systems, along with more mandatory sentencing into the legal systems. With automatic punishments individuals will be more reluctant to commit crimes especially ones considered to be drug-related acts. ...
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