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Kenneth M I received my 3rd strike for tossing a beer can at a security guard and a 40 second high speed chase. There were no injuries involved. My first two strikes were for burglaries of unoccupied dwellings. My family and I spent over $300,000 on attorneys fees but 10 lawyers couldn’t keep me from getting 27 years to LIFE and sent to a 6 foot by 12 foot prison cell to live like an animal for the rest of my life--THAT is the crime!! murderers and others who have committed violent .. more >>

Desperate families supported by FACTS

FACTS has been fighting many years against the cruelty and unfairness of the Three Strikes Law and organizes the families who have lost their loved ones to its cruelty:

In 2004 reporter Max Westerman made a report about Californian Three Strikers for Dutch Television:

FACTS Assembly at Manual Arts High School

Our Manual Arts High School interns prepared and presented an assembly on September 30, 2009. The theme was how the reform of the Three Strikes Law could benefit education in the State of California by saving up to $1.2 BILLION a year from the prison budget for use in educational and social programs. The prison budget was increased by 1.7% while all other programs were cut back! There were nearly 300 students who elected to attend this event which included speakers from FACTS and a showing of the film "Under Three Strikes." The questions and comments from the students were very thoughtful, constructive, and showed a real grasp of the situation as it affects their education and community.

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The new Visalia Chapter of FACTS will meet on Wednesday, November 18th

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LEGAL NOTICE RE: STRIKERS AND LIFERS CIVIL RICO LAWSUIT (Keel v. Schwarzenegger, et al., U.S.D.C. No. CV 08-7591) This is an important update for all prospective Interveners in the above— referenced case. Beginning September 17, 2009, the United States District Court Clerk began mailing documents to everyone who ..

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October 22, 2009 Court, governor dig in heels on prison crowding Bob Egelko, SF Chronicle Staff Writer A federal court panel responded sternly Wednesday to the state's defiance of its order to reduce overcrowding in California's prisons within two years, telling Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to submit a ..

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Oct 22, 2009 Judges reject California Plan to Cut Prison Crowding By Michael Rothfeld LA Times The panel threatens to impose its own plan if the state does not submit an acceptable one within three weeks.