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A Sentencing Commission for California

Twenty years ago, California voters overwhelmingly passed the “three strikes” law that has come to symbolize America’s deeply irrational and misguided obsession with harsh and inflexible sentencing. It set a life sentence for anyone with a third felony conviction, no matter how minor or nonviolent — even for stealing a pair of socks. [read the full story here]

New York Times, Monday, March 10, 2014
Tags: Correctional Policy & Decision-Making, California
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