1. California’s New Three-Strikes Law Benefits, Costs, and Alternatives http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB4009/index1.html (Early 1990s study of projected impact of proposed new California Three Strikes law)

2. Figure 3 — Distribution of California General-Fund Appropriations, FY94

3. Figure 4 — Budgetary Squeeze on Higher Education and Other Services, FY02

4. 1994 2002

5. Rand also estimated that the new law would lower serious crime rates significantly Cost – cuts in public services Benefit – lower crime rates

6. October 2005 A Primer: Three Strikes - The Impact After More Than a Decade (http://www.lao.ca.gov/2005/3_Strikes/3_strikes_102005.htm)

9. African American 37% White 26% Hispanic 33% Other 4%

13. California National

16. There is no evidence that the California “Three Strikes” law has had any impact at all on crime rates and this is particularly true of serious/violent crime. In November 2004, voters rejected Prop 66 which would have modified the Strikes law. The vote was close (47% voted Yes) ---- so there will likely be future attempts to modify the law.