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three-strikes legislation  

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  • In the 1990s, “Three-Strikes Laws” (from the baseball phrase, “Three strikes and you're out”) requiring long-term sentences for repeat offenders were enacted in more than half of U.S. states. Proponents of Three-Strikes Laws contend that they reduce crime by deterring and selectively incapacitating the most dangerous and criminally active offenders. [Source: Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities; Three-Strikes Legislation]

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