Three is the number of felonies that you have to commit in California to go to jail for life. No matter how small they are, steal some sweatpants from a shop because you’re desperate for money, or take some jewelery from a store, the third time you’re in for life. It seems kind of odd that in the land of the free with justice for all, somebody who is an alcoholic or a drug addict and needs money cannot get a second chance, or any type of rehabilitation. This, Im sure, shows on the tax payers bills, not only in California, but all over the country, because, as I have said before, about 2.1million americans are imprisoned in the united states. Some estimates show that 37%of black males have “prison experience”. Now, don’t get me wrong, I do not want alcoholics or druggies coming up to rob me on the street, but if they do go to jail, let it be for a few years only, and they should certainly receive state-funded rehabilitation, in a country where most state governments refuse to pay for many services such as rehab programs or homeless shelters.