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      1994 CALIFORNIA VOTER INFORMATION: PROPOSITION 184. THREE STRIKES.
                                       
   
   
     * Increases sentences for defendants convicted of any felony who
       have prior convictions for violent or serious felonies such as
       rape, robbery or burglary.
     * Convicted felons with one such prior conviction would receive
       twice the normal sentence for the new offense. Convicted felons
       with two or more such prior convictions would receive a life
       sentence with a minimum term three times the normal sentence or 25
       years, whichever is greater.
     * Includes as prior convictions certain felonies committed by
       juveniles 16 years of age, or older.
     * Reduces sentence reduction credit which may be earned by these
       convicted felons.
       
Summary of Legislative Analyst's Estimate of Net State and Local Government
Fiscal Impact:

   
   
     * Provisions of this measure are identical to a law that was enacted
       in March 1994. That law will (1) increase state prison operating
       costs by hundreds of millions of dollars annually, reaching about
       $3 billion in 2003 and about $6 billion annually by 2026; (2)
       increase state prison construction costs by about $20 billion; (3)
       have an unknown net fiscal effect on local governments; and (4)
       possibly result in other savings of unknown magnitude to state and
       local governments to the extent prison sentences prevent offenders
       from committing additional crimes for which government would have
       incurred costs.
     * Because this measure reaffirms the March 1994 changes, it would
       have no direct fiscal impact on state and local governments.
       
   
   
     * Text of Proposition 184
     * Analysis by the Legislative Analyst
     * Argument in Favor of Proposition 184
     * Rebuttal to Argument in Favor of Proposition 184
     * Argument Against Proposition 184
     * Rebuttal to Argument Against Proposition 184
       
   
   
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