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radhika

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Fri Jun-03-11 06:39 PM
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85. CA - Three Strikes, Massive Prison Industry

Not only did CA give us a savage Three Strikes Law, it re-affirmed it by citizen referendum.

There are hundreds of prisoners doing life without parole for non-violent offenses, some as trivials as stealing pizza. (Some, fortunately are getting released through a variety of legal channels.) Not to mention a booming population of senile, aged and disabled prisoners that are kept in geriatric prison wards. Why? DA's like to run as Tough on Crime - it pleases the CA masses.

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