News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on If Prisoners Ran Prisons. Parent comment

Re:If Prisoners Ran Prisons by rayiner on Sunday November 13, 2016 @08:55PM (#12946990)
There is no reason to believe that harsh prison systems are representative of the will of the people. In the 1990s, three strikes laws in California were enacted by public referendum. The margin was 3-1. 75% of people voted to put people in prison for life for three felonies--and they didn't even have to be violent felonies. And it was one of the most liberal states in the country!
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:If Prisoners Ran Prisons by mbreese on Sunday November 13, 2016 @09:04PM (#12947023)
It should be noted that the CA three strikes law was also weakened to only encompass "serious" or violent felonies in 2012 - also by public referendum.
[ Parent | on HN ]