A True Victim of Three-Strikes Laws
This might be the saddest thing we read today:
"The petty thief at the center of a nationwide debate over the use of electric stun belts on inmates died hours before he was to be released from prison, his attorney said on Friday."
"Ronnie Hawkins, 52, was serving a mandatory sentence of 25 years to life for petty theft -- his third felony under California's three strikes law -- when he died on Thursday of AIDS-related illness at a prison in Vacaville, California, his attorney Stephen Yagman said."
"Last month, a U.S. magistrate ordered Hawkins to be freed, ruling that he had served enough time for the crime he committed."
Here's more information on why three-strike laws should be repealed.
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