Quaker House South Los Angeles – 12/21/03
Families to Amend California’s Three Strikes or “FACTS” received the support of Dennis Kucinich. The presidential candidate’s progressive stand against Three Strikes and the
prison industry system offered hope to the over 4000 non-violent offenders currently serving life sentences in California under Three Strikes.
Update 12/28 Klaas Family rejects Three Strikes law ,
read statement.
FACTS, a grassroots movement is made up of families whose loved ones are serving mandatory sentences ranging from 25 years to life for non-violent crimes.
In another example of the underrepresented sharing marginalization with populist candidates, FACTS and Kucinich received little attention from major media outlets. Community journalist provide the following reports 1,2.
Kucinich Backs FACTS