Sentencing: three strikes: Legislative Analyst report.

Existing law establishes the Legislative Analyst's Office. Existing law, commonly known as the "3 strikes" law, provides that if a defendant has been convicted of any felony, and it has been pled and proved that the defendant has one or more prior serious or violent felony convictions, as defined, then the court must sentence the defendant to an enhanced prison term, as specified. These provisions, one set of which was added by initiative, may be amended by the Legislature only by a statute passed by a 23vote of each house. This bill would require that the Legislative Analyst shall, no later than January 1, 2012, examine the "3 strikes" statutes, and report its findings to the Legislature on the fiscal costs, the state of public safety due to its enforcement, any benefits or repercussions of those statutes, and other specified findings. The bill would require the Judicial Council, the Attorney General, and the University of California, upon approval by the Board of Regents, to assist the Legislative Analyst in conducting the study.