Just curious: does Illinois have a "three strikes" law? [View all]

Last edited Sat Apr 6, 2013, 08:26 PM - Edit history (1)

(edit to make an incomprehensible sentence comprehensible..)

when, after three major offenses a mandatory harsh sentence is given?

California passed it in the 90s, generating a situation where stealing pizza was netting 25 years. When courts were clogged because defendants refused pleas that could lead to the third "strike," choosing, instead, to take their chances with trials.

I was watching an episode of "the Good Wife" - showing, among other things, the corrupt system in Chicago and Cook County - and the issue of "three strikes" was mentioned.

So I am curious. It is not unheard for screen writers to use California terminology for locales outside California.