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In 1993, Washington passed the first "Three Strikes Law" it mandates long prison sentences (25 years to life) for people who have been convicted of a felony three times on separate occasions. Now, 24 states have adopted similar if not the same laws in the past 10 years. There are many views on this topic that are fair as well as unjust.
California is probably the most recognized state with this law being that they are probably the toughest. Most of California's third strikers are usually over the age of 29 years old being it basically targets older defendants with a history of violent crimes. This law is probably the biggest topic in the jails because these criminals know what is going to happen to them if they commit again, and they usually don't like that. California not only sentences for felonies but also for petty crimes as well. California must be doing something right because from the years 1993- 2000 the crime rate has dropped more than 25 percent.
A lot of people have......

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