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In 1993, Washington state passed Initiative 593. It was the nation's first persistent offender legislation, more commonly known as a three strikes law. It labels 40 felonies as the most dangerous offenses, and if you commit three of them, you are sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole. Vance Bartley didn't care about the three strikes law, or any other law. Then he was brought to trial for a third felony. And under Washington's three strikes law, he was sentenced to life with no chance for parole. That's when Vance started studying the law — to try and find a way out.
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In 1993, Washington state passed Initiative 593. It was the nation's first persistent offender legislation, more commonly known as a three strikes law. It labels 40 felonies as the most dangerous offenses, and if you commit three of them, you are sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole. Vance Bartley didn't care about the three strikes law, or any other law. Then he was brought to trial for a third felony. And under Washington's three strikes law, he was sentenced to life with no chance for parole. That's when Vance started studying the law — to try and find a way out.
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INTRO:In 1993, Washington passed Initiative 593. It was the nation's first persistent offender legislation, more commonly known as a three strikes law. It labels 40 felonies as the most dangerous offenses, and if you commit three of them, you are sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole. Vance Bartley didn't care about the three strikes law, or any other law. Then he was brought to trial for a third felony. And under Washington's three strikes law, he was sentenced to life with no chance for parole. That's when Vance started studying the law — to try and find a way out. He tells NPR member station KUOW's Jeannie Yandel his story.
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