As they consider whether state government should respond to the atrocity in Cheshire, maybe the first thing Connecticut’s elected officials should do is stop pretending that the state has a “three strikes” law.
A “three strikes” law requires imposing an extremely long prison sentence or life imprisonment without parole on anyone convicted of three serious crimes. If the terms of the law are met, courts have no discretion in sentencing.
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