Obligatory link to Matt Taibbi&#x27;s excellent take on the subject (2013):<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.rollingstone.com&#x2F;politics&#x2F;news&#x2F;cruel-and-unusual-punishment-the-shame-of-three-strikes-laws-20130327" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.rollingstone.com&#x2F;politics&#x2F;news&#x2F;cruel-and-unusual-...</a>