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| Many more '3rd strikes' in some counties |
| By sfgate.com - Hanry K. Lee |
| Published: 01/29/2013 |
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When California voters overwhelmingly approved changes to the state's tough "three strikes and you're out" law in November, 150 inmates in Santa Clara County who had faced the prospect of dying of old age behind bars suddenly found themselves eligible for reduced sentences and freedom. Of Bay Area counties, Santa Clara County had by far the most inmates become eligible for more lenient terms because their most recent convictions were for offenses that weren't serious or violent. San Francisco, by contrast, had three. It's an indication that the three strikes law that California voters originally approved in 1994 hasn't been enforced evenly among counties in the Bay Area or throughout the state. In some places, defendants whose third strikes were minor - in extreme examples, for stealing a bicycle or even a pizza - were more likely to have the book thrown at them. Read More. |
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