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Proposition 36

Folsom State Prison (CBS)

California ‘Three-Strike’ Inmates Get 2nd Chance With New Law

The state is caught between a tight budget and its “three strikes” law, which imposes a life sentence after convictions. Last Fall voters approved a plan to release some of those lifers.

2013/04/29

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More Than 100 South Bay Inmates Could Get Released After ’3-Strikes’ Vote

With the passage of Proposition 36 on Election Day, California’s “Three Strikes” law could change the fates of thousands of state inmates, and now Santa Clara county is making plans for the transition.

2012/11/08

Prison bars, generic, crime

Voters Pass Prop. 36, Reform Of ‘Three Strikes’ Law

The nation’s harshest three strikes law has been reformed to allow for shorter sentences for some offenders.

2012/11/06

Prison Inmates

State Three Strikes Law Faces New Challenge In Proposition 36

California’s “three strikes” law is 18 years old and is again the subject of heated debate.

2012/09/23

President Barack Obama. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

CBS 5 Poll: Obama Wins California, Feinstein Re-Elected, Voters Split On Props

If the election for President of the United States were held today, Barack Obama would defeat Mitt Romney and cement California’s 55 electoral college votes into the Democratic column, according to a newly released KPIX-TV CBS 5 poll of likely voters.

2012/09/12

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