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Prision Terms As we look at the proposal that involves doubling the maximum prison sentence for armed robbery, we must first ask ourselves if this bill would have
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As we look at the proposal that involves doubling the maximum prison sentence for armed robbery, we must first ask ourselves if this bill would have any effect on the offenders. Over the course of the next few weeks, I will provide you with the research and knowledge on this subject so you can vote on the proposed bill with the utmost confidence that you understand if this type of punishment would work. I will also write the results of my recommendations for this bill and my reasoning behind those recommendations. You can then take into account my recommendations before you place your vote on the bill and vote with confidence no matter which way you vote.
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First, I would like provide you with history of repeat offenders. With the three strike and your out" legislation the United States is locking individuals up at a rapid pace. With 1.75 million people currently in prison, we have increased our inmate population by a million people in the last four years (Three Strikes Rule, 2006). Under this legislation, the defendant would get a mandatory life sentence if the offender is convicted in federal court of a serious felony or have two prior convictions in state or federal courts. The offender receives 25 years to life in prison on the third strike if he or she is convicted of a serious violent felony. The prior two strikes could involve two or more prior convictions in federal or state court which one must include a serious violent felony and the other may be a serious drug conviction. California does not require the strikes to be violent or serious. Each State's law varies, though under all federal and state "three-strike law" if a person is convicted of a crime three times, there is no judiciary discretion in sentencing the repeat offenders. This means that no matter what the judge feels would be the right punishment, the offender is sentenced to a mandatory sentence; in most states, that is 25 years to life without parole (Three Strikes Rule, 2006).
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