Three Strikes

Three Strikes
Maintained by Paul S. Reed, J.D., a sole practitioner in Olympia, WA, this web site includes articles on various aspects of the law.

California's New Three-Strikes Law: Benefits, Costs, and Alternatives
RAND is a nonprofit organization that helps improve policy and decision making through research and analysis. This research brief, gives an overview of the benefits and costs of this California law.

Families to Amend California's Three-Strikes
FACTS was begun by family members of strikers and works to amend the Three Strikes Law, by looking at alternative solutions, providing recent news and latest statistics, and linking to other related sites.

ACLU's: 10 Reasons to Oppose 3-Strikes Laws
A brief but very good review of why people should oppose 3-Strike laws written by the American Civil Liberties Union.

Striking Out: The Failure of California's "Three Strikes and You're Out" Law
An analysis of the Three Strikes Law, written by Mike Males, Dan Macallair, and Khaled Taqi-Eddin, all affiliated with the Justice Policy Institute.

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