With controversial legislature pending in states all across the country, there are few people without an opinion. ... As of April 22, 2001, the population of the United States was 284,049,859. ... In comparison to other industrialized nations, the U.S. rate of incarceration is 5-8 times that of Canada and most of western Europe." ...
The three-strikes law can only be amended by a 2/3 vote of the legislature (Mullins, 5). ... The term determined by the court pursuant to the other applicable provisions of existing law As of April 1, 2002, the Supreme Court said it will review whether or not some three-strikes and you"re out sentencing laws result in unconstitutionally harsh prison terms, such as up to life in prison for shoplifting videotapes from Kmart (Gearan, 1). ... The main idea that the three-strikes law tries to get across is to get repeat offenders off the streets for life, or for at least a long period of time...
