A defendant will recieve a life sentence
+for any crime, no matter how minor, if
the defendant has had two previous
convictions deemed “serious or violent”
by the California Penal Code.
Over 14 million more people since 1994,
“50% decrease in crime since 1994.
California Prison Population (1980 – 2007)
HELP!
Three Sir kes passed into law
1994
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