"Three Strikes" Law & DNA Propositions for California Voters
For people in California, it's not just about Kerry and Bush on Tuesday (it's hard to believe there could be more!) Proposition 66 and Proposition 69 are two issues that will have wide-ranging consequences for the criminal justice system, depending how the vote goes.
Proposition 66: Should the "Three Strikes" law be limited to violent and/or serious felonies? Permits limited re-sentencing under new definitions. Increases punishment for specified sex crimes against children.
Proposition 69: Should collection of DNA samples from all felons, and from others arrested for or charged with specified crimes be required with submission to state DNA database? Provides for funding.
Find out about all the Propositions from the League of Women Voters of California Education Fund.
Posted by katherine at 10:18 PM
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here's a helpful timeline that "highlights some key events related to the evolution of the "three-strikes and you're out" legislation".
Posted by: katherine at October 31, 2004 12:04 PM
