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Proposition 36 Passes Overwhelmingly, Softening California's Three Strikes Law

By LA Weekly Tue., Nov. 6 2012 at 11:08 PM
Categories: Election 2012

By Hillel Aron


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Proposition 36, which softens California's controversial "three strikes" law, will pass easily, according to the Associated Press.

With 28% of precincts across the state reporting, the measure is way ahead, with 68% of the vote.

That means that as many as 3,000 inmates will soon be eligible for reduced sentences.

"It shows that millions of people in California want a fair and sensible justice system," says Michael Romano of the Stanford Three Strikes Project, "and that criminal justice reform is not just what people want, it's good politics."


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yes my big bro coming home! have not seen him since my 19 b-day and now my 38th b-day! He gets to come home.

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