Following Richard Allen Davis’s conviction for sexually abusing and murdering Polly Klass in the late 1970’s, the Three Strikes Law was installed for violent criminals. This law provided a quick fix for individuals looking to attain justice for their family members, but as time progressed, the law proved to be a problem for the justice system and offenders. There are many reasons why the Three Strikes Law should be abolished and legislation should take a serious look at how this law is affecting our criminals and what types of crimes are putting them away for life.
According to BalancedPolitics.org, the main reasons why the Three Strikes Law should be abolished consists of the ideas that 1.) The law destroys the flexibility of the courts and the judge. 2.) It is unjust in certain conditions (victimless crimes, young criminals, etc.) 3.) Criminals often plea bargain their first two convictions. 4.) It is a violation of the 8th Amendment to the Constitution. 5.) An arrest of someone with two convictions almost guarantees the cost and time of a trial. Incidentally, the law adds more criminals to an already crowded and expensive prison system. These are all viable reasons as to why the Three Strikes Law should be abolished.
With individuals being sentenced to life in prison because of petty crimes that tack on to their previous two felonies, correctional facilities are increasingly being over-populated with these non-violent criminals. Because of the reasons listed above, I feel that the installation of the Three Strikes Law was very unjust and that legislature needs to figure out another system to sentence the criminals in America.
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