April 22, 2008
New York Times
This article discusses a law proposed by republicans in Connecticut to have a three strikes and you are out rule. This would mean that anyone who commits 3 felonies would automatically be sentenced to life in prison. The author of this article is clearly a democrat. Also discussed in this article is the issue of the number of prisoners who are released onto the street; many of these people are on waiting list for rehabs and have nowhere to live. The author recognizes the problems with the correctional system but does not agree with the Republicans idea to fix it. I thought overall this article was pretty good. The author could have included a few facts in order to be a little more convincing.
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Im not sure if the author necessarily has a plan of attack on his idea. I think this is a really good idea, but it needs to be well thought out and a plan of attack needs to be devised. If you have commited one felony before, you should be given another chance, but once you have commited three your are apparently not trying to better your life and you are taking advantage of the American police System. People have to be punished for their actions and three felonies is way too many to be let back on the street.
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