Andrade stole videos worth 153.54 dollars from two K-marts and wound up with a sentence of 50 years in prison with no possibility of parole. ... Since three strikes law had made sentences longer on people that mean that more people will stay in jail longer, which will make prison overcrowded. ... It is about the third felonies, its must be violent crimes such as murder, rape, and assaults causing great bodily injury. ... The intent of the three strikes law is to lock up repeat offenders longer, and that requires the construction and operation of more prisons. ... We don't want them to...

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Violent offenses include murder, robbery of a residence in which a deadly or dangerous weapon is used, rape and other sex offenses. ... A person sentenced under this may not be committed to any other facility but to a prison. ... Our prison systems cannot handle the large numbers of these "three-strike" offenders. ... Under the three-strikes law, Andrade was sentenced to two terms of 25 years to life in prison. ... Under the three-strikes law, Ewing was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. ...

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Even after years of imprisonment, many trial judges state that "actual innocence" is not grounds for release from prison!" The preface begins with the horrifying case of Dennis Fritz being arrested, convicted and spending eleven years in prison for a rape he did not commit. It is proven through DNA tests that sixty-seven people were sent to prison and death row for crimes they did not commit. ... He was sentenced to fifteen years for a rape that he did not commit. ... He tells the police that he has visions of the rapes and murders. ...

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This is very similar to a charge bargain but pertains to more high profile crimes such as murder, rape, etc. A defendant would plead guilty of murder charges against them in order to get life in prison, rather than the death penalty. ... Plea bargains can also help alleviate the population of prisons. By allowing offenders who would not spend a lot of time in jail to be put on probation, instead of jail time, the prisons can be used to hold offenders of more serious crimes. ... Three teenagers had been sitting in prison for years on charges of murdering three younger boys; all of them were fa...

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According to psychologists the reason for this is because it is far better to aim at shaping and reinforcing an offenders behaviour, rather than just giving them a prison sentence on the basis that they deserve it. ... The reason for this is because they think that more serious offenders deserve more severe punishment, for example, if an offence is regarded as 50% higher than another, then the fine or prison sentence should be 50% higher. ... Guideline judgements cover a range of offences, for example, manslaughter, counterfeiting and rape. ... Analys...

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According to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program, violent crime is defined by four offenses: murder and non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault (FBI, 2007). ... Judges who issue sentences are aware of the release policies of prisons. ... Some critics believe this may cause overcrowding of prisons and deprive inmates of needed services. ... One concern with these guidelines is prison overcrowding. ... Prison admissions and anticipated populations increased in most states studies. ...

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How long should repeat offenders stay in jail or prison? ... These are crimes that have been committed time after time by repeat offenders who don't do all of their time in prison or either they are not prosecuted. ... High Risk offenders have to be monitored very closely while they are in prison (Grosshandler,1990). ... Types of Repeat Offenders Different types of repeat offenses include Driving while under the influence selling and trafficking drugs, murder, and rape. ... They would rath...

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From here the rapist drove to a vacant field outside of town and forced her to perform oral sex and then vaginally raped her. ... During the investigation of the rape, Mallin gave very few details of her attacker. ... Timothy Cole was convicted by the jury after just six hours of deliberation and he was sentenced to 25 years in prison. ... A decade later in 1995 after the statute of limitations from the rape had expired, a prisoner began to attempt to speak out about the rape. ... Johnson had began to write letters confessing that he was the one responsible for the rape of Michele Mallin, not ...

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The Offenders Under Treatment, Post Conviction Treatment, and Long-Term Cocaine Addiction programs treat offenders on probation, in prison, and on parole. ... In a recent interview, David Oldfield, Director of Planning and Research, provided a list of violent offenses: • 1st-degree Arson • 1st- and 2nd-degree Murder • 1st-degree robbery • Kidnapping • 1st-degree Assault • Forcible Rape • Forcible Sodomy (personal communication, June 16, 2003) To prevent first-time, non-violent offenders from being incarcerated and possibly defecting to a life o...

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The diary told a story about the abduction, rape. ... Afraid that a trial would be extremely embarrassing to family and friend, Brain pleaded guilty and received a seven year prison sentence rather than the treatment in a community facility his parents had desired. ... Correctional agencies administer the postjudicatory care given to offenders, which, depending on the seriousness of the crimes and the individual needs on the seriousness of the crimes and the individual needs of offenders, can range from casual monitoring in the community to solitary confinement in a maximum-security priso...

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On average, there is a murder in America every 28 minutes, a rape every 6 minutes, an armed robbery every 63 minutes, and a burglary every 10 seconds. Some will say that we cannot afford true justice and that our prisons are already bursting from overcrowding. ...

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