What Is The Three Strikes Law In California?

In California, it used to be that any convict who committed any third felony would automatically be sentenced to 25 years+ prison time. This is the Three Strikes Law. However it was so disproportional in how it punished people for various non-violent to violent felonies. For example, one person could be sentenced longer for shoplifting than a person would be sentenced for murder. That’s rather unfair, as most would argue.

In 2012, this law was ratified with Proposition 36. Now, convicts whose all three felony convictions are serious and/ or violent are given the 25 years to life sentence. So, if their third conviction is not serious or violent, they could be exempt. (There are some exceptions, though).

In addition, inmates who were sentenced under the old Three Strikes Law may petition to have their jail time lowered.

While Absolute Bail Bonds can help people get out of jail, they only work for those who have been arrested, but not yet tried in court and sentenced. This is because we protect the “innocent until proven guilty” standard, and not yet have these people been found guilty. It is unfair to wait in jail for days before their trial.

For those already serving their prison sentence, they have been found guilty, and we cannot bail them out of jail.

That being said, if a loved one of yours was recently arrested for a crime and are eligible to post bail (and they most likely are), we strongly suggest you contact us, Absolute Bail Bonds, for bail help. Paying the entire bail yourself is stressful and very expensive, but with a bail bond, you can pay a smaller fee over a set period of time. Our bail bonds make paying for bail so much more affordable.

Please call us at (800) 793-2245 to get the ball rolling!