Discusses the State Supreme Court ruling that the 1994 sentencing law doesn't eliminate judges' authority to disregard a previous conviction.
Organization dedicated to amending the state Three Strikes legislation. Present chapter activities and membership information.
Discusses the turn of events in California which has tough-on-crime politicians fighting the 1994 Three Strikes legislation.
Discusses the negative impact of the California Three Strikes sentencing law and its massive incarceration of nonviolent offenders.
Learn about the personal experiences of people sentenced under the California sentencing law. Written by Vincent Schiraldi.
Article by Vincent Schiraldi written three years after the legislation was passed in California documents its failure to reduce violent crime.
Read a paper from Wake Forest University law journal which explores Three Strikes legislation and the objectives of sentencing commissions.
Read a press release from the Libertarian Party of California which supports the amendment of the Three Strikes Legislation.
Presents articles and links in opposition to the California legislation passed in 1994 which increased sentencing for nonviolent crimes.
Read an opinion piece in favor of the Three Strikes sentencing legislation.
Article from an Orange County newspaper reports on the victories of FACTS, an anti-Three Strikes organization.
Find commentary in support of the sentencing legislation passed in California in 1994.