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Is It Time to Relax the “Crackdown on Crime?”
Twenty years ago, California voters passed, “Three Strikes and You’re Out” — providing that a third conviction meant life in prison, even if it was for a minor crime. There have been some changes since, and now Proposition 47 would reduce some felonies down to misdemeanors — as well as allowing some convicts to appeal for sentence reduction.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readTwenty years ago, California voters passed, “Three Strikes and You’re Out” — providing that a third conviction meant life in prison, even if it was for a minor crime. There have been some changes since, and now Proposition 47 would reduce some felonies down to misdemeanors — as well as allowing some convicts to appeal for sentence reduction. We get some background and hear a debate.
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The full episode
1 of 2Is It Time to Re-Visit the “Crackdown on Crime?”- 0:00Is It Time to Relax the “Crackdown on Crime?”You’re reading this
- 18:15Son of an LA Firefighter? You’ve Got a Better Chance to Be Hired