MORE ON: Three strikes

Daily Report: Public Safety

Prosecutors' opposition could limit release of third-strike inmates

December 19, 2012, 12:05 AM
State inmates serving life terms are starting to file resentencing petitions with local judges following the passage of Proposition 36, the ballot measure that overhauls California's controversial three strikes law. But opposition from local prosecutors and other factors could limit the number... + read more
Spotlight: Public Safety

Calif. voters to consider changes to three strikes law

November 1, 2012, 4:04 PM
America has embraced tough-on-crime policies since the 1990s. But this November, California voters will consider a ballot measure to reform the state’s strict three strikes law. + read more
Spotlight: Public Safety

Majority of third-strike inmates are addicts, records show

September 30, 2012, 12:05 AM
Psychological, substance abuse and education profiles of inmates reveal high numbers of addicts, but fewer at high risk for violent crimes. + read more
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Data: Public Safety

Timeline: How the three strikes law changed California

September 30, 2012, 12:05 AM
The state’s crackdown on habitual criminals was fueled by a Fresno father whose daughter had been murdered. + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

Savings from '3 strikes' reform may be smaller than claimed

January 11, 2012, 12:05 AM
Prisoners serving long sentences under California’s “three strikes” law are so expensive that legislative analysts say releasing some of them early could eventually save the state $100 million. A proposed ballot measure, called the Three Strikes Reform Act of 2012 [PDF],... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

Three strikes ballot measure faces public safety politics

November 7, 2011, 12:05 AM
A pair of Stanford University law professors spent months this year writing ballot language to narrow, ever so slightly, California’s three strikes sentencing law. The result is the "Three Strikes Reform Act of 2012" [PDF], which is now under legal review by the state attorney... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

Voters want ‘3 strikes’ reform, but fate of ballot initiative unclear

June 20, 2011, 12:05 AM
Come November, California voters might again be weighing changes to the state’s “three strikes” law. The San Jose Mercury News reported last week that a group is crafting ballot language and seeking high-profile endorsements for an initiative that would require that a... + read more
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