Proposition 36 Stops Life Sentences for Nonviolent Offenses
Los Angeles–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2012. Voters’ approval of Proposition 36, which limits the reach of California’s “three-strikes” statute, is an important step toward a more humane sentencing system in the state, Human Rights Watch said today.
“Under California’s three-strikes sentencing scheme, people could end up serving life sentences for crimes as minor as shoplifting,” said Alba Morales, criminal justice researcher at Human Rights Watch. “By rejecting such…
