three-strikes law

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Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:appliesTo criminal offenses
gptkbp:criticizedFor prison overcrowding
disproportionate sentences
gptkbp:dateEnacted gptkb:Florida
gptkb:Georgia
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Washington_(state)
1993
other U.S. states
gptkbp:effect mandatory life sentence after third serious crime
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label three-strikes law
gptkbp:influencedBy public concern over violent crime
gptkbp:modifiedIn gptkb:California_Proposition_36_(2012)
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:California
gptkbp:opposedBy criminal justice reform advocates
gptkbp:penalty 25 years to life imprisonment
gptkbp:purpose increase penalties for repeat offenders
gptkbp:relatedTo habitual offender laws
gptkbp:requires third felony conviction
gptkbp:supportedBy tough-on-crime advocates
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Biden_Crime_Bill
gptkb:Crime_Bill
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7