three strikes law

GPTKB entity

Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
sentencing policy
gptkbp:appliesTo repeat offenders
gptkbp:controversy prison overcrowding
disproportionate impact on minorities
cost to taxpayers
gptkbp:criticizedFor civil rights organizations
gptkbp:dateEnacted gptkb:United_States
1990s
gptkbp:defines law that significantly increases prison sentences for persons convicted of a felony who have been previously convicted of two or more violent crimes or serious felonies
gptkbp:effect mandatory minimum sentences
longer prison sentences
gptkbp:enactedBy state legislatures
gptkbp:firstStrike serious or violent felony
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label three strikes law
gptkbp:influencedBy public concern over crime rates
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:California
gptkbp:purpose increase penalties for repeat offenders
gptkbp:reformed gptkb:California_Proposition_36_(2012)
gptkbp:relatedTo habitual offender laws
mandatory sentencing
gptkbp:secondStrike serious or violent felony
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:media
legal challenges
academic studies
gptkbp:supportedBy tough on crime advocates
gptkbp:thirdStrike serious or violent felony
gptkbp:thirdStrikeConsequence 25 years to life imprisonment
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:California_Proposition_36_(2012)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7