During one of the early committee hearings in Washington’s 2026 short legislative session, a bill was proposed that would remove juvenile offenses from being counted in the “Three Strikes Law.”
Initiative 593, informally known as the “Three Strikes Law,” initially passed in 1994 and required courts to impose life sentences without the possibility of release when a person is convicted of their third violent crime. These violent crimes include murder, rape, sexual assault, and felony assault.
On Tuesday, Senate Bill 5945 was introduced to the Senate, and has the potential to remove violent crimes committed by juveniles from being considered during sentencing if passed…