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Three strikes law: 'Ignorant legislation' or effective justice? | TVNZ Breakfast

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The Government wants to bring back the three strikes sentencing law — but opinion is mixed on whether the legislation contributes to an effective justice system or simply locks more people up for longer.

The law – repealed under Labour in 2022 – imposed a mandatory prison sentence of seven years for individuals who committed a third "strike" or violent offence.

The legislation was intended to deter people from serious or repeat offending by threatening increasingly strict sentences.

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00:00 - A step backwards?
10:52 - Labour hits back

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Australia
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Three strikes, prison, Government
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