Perspective
Apr. 6, 2012
It’s time to get California’s criminal justice system back on track
California's three strikes law casts a wide net that has caught an unexpectedly wide range of criminals; it's time to reform it. By Miguel Espinoza
V incent stole children's shoes from Ross Dress for Less. Norman stole a car jack from an open truck bed. Gregory tried to steal bread from a soup kitchen. Larry was found in possession of a stolen cell phone.
Under California's three strikes law, all four men received 25-years-to-life in prison for their crimes and joined more than 4,000 other inmates sentenced to life for non-violent or non-serious third strike offenses sinc...
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