3 Strikes Law in Illinois
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The three strikes law imposed mandatory minimum sentences for individuals who have been convicted of three felony crimes that were committed on three separate occasions. The ideology behind the three strikes law is that individuals who commit more than two felonies are chronically criminal and therefore pose a threat to society. Three strikes law advocates, as a fair punishment and a benefit to society, thus view incarcerating these individuals for lengthy prison terms or the rest of their lives. <<<--
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Most three-strikes laws involve mandatory minimum sentences. Illinois is one of four states (Connecticut, Kansas, and Arkansas being the other three), have recently enacted laws enhancing the possible penalties for multiple convictions for serious felonies but allow the sentencing up to the court's discretion
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U.S. Department of Justice; Office of Justice Programs)
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- National Center for Victims of Crime
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- National Organization for Victim Assistance
- National Organization of Parents Of Murdered Children, Inc.
- National Victims' Constitutional Amendment Network
- Office for Victims of Crime
- Safe Horizons
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- Victims Remembered, Inc.
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Justice Resources
The Sentencing Project
A national leader in the development of alternative sentencing programs and in research and advocacy about criminal-justice policy.
Prison Policy Initiative
The Prison Policy Initiative conducts research and advocacy about incarceration and criminal-justice policy.
Equal Justice, USA
"Capital Defense Handbook For Defendants and Their Families" provides information and advice about death-penalty cases from the defense point of view.
ACLU: Prisoners' Rights
Resource provided by the American Civil Liberties Union with information on national and state efforts to recognize and protect prisoner's rights.