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California Three Strikes Law

Radley Balko

A Drug Warrior Falls

HuffingtonPost.com | Radley Balko | Posted 11.28.2012 | Politics
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It seems appropriate that the career politician Rep. Dan Lungren (R-Calif.) would be defeated in the same election in which voters in his own state re...

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'I Have Lots Of Friends Who Take Drugs.. They Never See A Policeman'

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 11.06.2012 | Los Angeles
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Because of California's Three Strikes law, a man from Redondo Beach, Calif. was sentenced to 25 years to life for stealing a slice of pizza. Due to...

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Three Strikes and Get This Law Out: Pass Prop 36 in California to Reduce Life Sentences for Nonviolent Criminals (Video)

Eugene Jarecki | Posted 01.05.2013 | Crime
Read More: California Prop 36, Proposition 36, Prop 36 California, California Proposition 36, Prop 36, California Three Strikes Law, Eugene Jarecki, The House I Live In, Video, Crime News
Eugene Jarecki

2012-11-06-ScreenShot20121106at12.32.10PM.pngAs elections take place all around the country, Californians will vote on Prop 36, whose passage would be a vital step forward in reducing the senseless severity of California's notorious Three Strikes law.

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Kathleen Miles

Innocent, Sick, Behind Bars

HuffingtonPost.com | Kathleen Miles | Posted 10.26.2012 | Los Angeles
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Daniel Larsen, 46, has spent almost 13 years in prison -- even though he was declared innocent by a federal judge two years ago. Now, his life is at r...

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Prop 36: Reshaping California's Three Strikes Law

Aaron Sankin | Posted 10.30.2012 | San Francisco
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California’s current Three Strikes law mandates if someone is convicted of three felonies, they are to be sentenced to 25 years to life in prison--e...

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Pursuing Justice for Daniel Larsen

Jan Stiglitz | Posted 11.28.2012 | Los Angeles
Read More: California Innocence Project, Patriot Act, California Three Strikes, Wrongful Conviction, California Three Strikes Law, Daniel Larsen Innocence, Daniel Larsen Case, Daniel Larsen, Los Angeles News
Jan Stiglitz

In addition to thousands of convicted criminals, California's prison population includes dozens of wrongfully accused prisoners whose innocence remains unrecognized by the criminal-justice system. Daniel Larsen is one of those unfortunate men.

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What Kind of Society and Criminal Does California Deserve?

Paul Murre | Posted 09.09.2012 | San Francisco
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Paul Murre

California's schools and social programs have been starved of funding for years but I believe that now is the time for this to change. The choice to reinvest in education starts with a reassessment of our fundamental values and our priorities in California.

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Want To Save $100 Million? Release The 'Three Strikes' Prisoners

2011-03-16-Screenshot20110316at9.39.25AM.jpeg | Ryan Gabrielson | Posted 01.11.2012 | Los Angeles
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Story comes courtesy of California Watch By Ryan Gabrielson Prisoners serving long sentences under California’s “three strikes” law are so...

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Should California Soften Its Three Strikes Policy?

2011-03-16-Screenshot20110316at9.39.25AM.jpeg | Ryan Gabrielson | Posted 01.07.2012 | Los Angeles
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This story comes courtesy of California Watch. By Ryan Gabrielson A pair of Stanford University law professors spent months this year writing b...

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