Which Way, L.A.?

Is It Time to Re-Visit the “Crackdown on Crime?”

Twenty years after “Three Strikes and You’re Out,” there’s evidence that California voters think too much is being spent on prisons that don’t reduce crime. We look at Prop 47 on next week's ballot.

By Warren Olney • Oct 28, 2014 • 25m Listen

Twenty years after “Three Strikes and You’re Out,” there’s evidence that California voters think too much is being spent on prisons that don’t reduce crime. Prop 47 on next week’s ballot would mean sentence reform and early release for some convicts. Is it “common sense” or a “get-out-of-jail-free card?” We hear both sides.

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Photo: Mike Coghlan

Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Benjamin Gottlieb
Reporter, Fill-in Host
Sonya Geis
Senior Managing Editor

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Which Way, L.A.?

Is It Time to Re-Visit the “Crackdown on Crime?”

Twenty years after “Three Strikes and You’re Out,” there’s evidence that California voters think too much is being spent on prisons that don’t reduce crime. We look at Prop 47 on next week's ballot.

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Which Way, L.A.?

Is It Time to Re-Visit the “Crackdown on Crime?”

Twenty years after “Three Strikes and You’re Out,” there’s evidence that California voters think too much is being spent on prisons that don’t reduce crime. We look at Prop 47 on next week's ballot.

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