California Has Chance to Change Three Strikes, Repeal Death Penalty

The upcoming November election is a critical time for California, as voters must either reject or approve Propositions 34 and 36. 

The upcoming November election is a critical time for California, as voters must either reject or approve Propositions 34 and 36. 

• “Proposition 34 gives voters the first opportunity in more than three decades to consider whether to scrap the death penalty and clear the largest death row in the nation’s history. It would replace execution with life in prison without the possibility of parole and create a $100 million fund to be distributed to law enforcement agencies to help solve more homicide and rape cases.”
• Prop. 36 would eliminate the Three Strikes Law, citing that life sentences for minor offenses can be an unnecessarily harsh punishment. Proponents of the Three Strikes Law, however, claim that it is a preventive measure to keep criminals from committing more serious crimes.