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In California, a man stole a few kids' videotapes from his local Kmart. Now the US Supreme Court will decide if he must stay in prison for 50 years.
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- Author(s): Stephen, Andrew
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New Statesman. 5/13/2002, Vol. 131 Issue 4587, p10. 1p.
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Discusses California's so-called three-strikes-and-you're-out policy on crime. Author's reaction to David Blunkett's call for a similar policy in Britain; Why the U.S. Supreme Court may deem the law unconstitutional; Reference to the case of Leandro Andrade, who received a 50-year sentence for stealing videotapes; The rising prison population in the U.S.; Thoughts on the U.S. judicial and penal system; View that the case of Andrade shows how brutal American justice can be.
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