A large majority of Californians say they want to change the state’s Three Strikes Law so it only applies to violent and serious repeat offenders, according to two recent polls.
In the polls, CBRT Pepperdine found that 71 percent and 78 percent of likely voters would change the law.
The polls were conducted July 16 –17 and July 30-Aug 1 with 812 and 873 participants, respectively.
Voters will decide in November whether to approve Proposition 36, which would revise the Three Strikes Law. If approved, between three and four thousand offenders whose third strike was nonviolent would be eligible for resentencing by the original trial judge or his or her replacement. The determining factor would be whether the person poses a danger to public safety.
If the person has a prior conviction for rape, murder, or child molestation, they are automatically ineligible for re-sentencing under the measure.
