FOR THE RECORD - June 17, 2009

Three strikes: An article in the May 13 Section A about a Stanford University law clinic’s attempt to free prisoners convicted under the state’s three-strikes law reported that former Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Gil Garcetti sought possible life prison terms in nearly all eligible cases during his time in office. Although Garcetti initially called on prosecutors to seek 25-years-to-life prison terms in all but rare cases, head deputy district attorneys were given discretion to decide whether or not to seek the maximum sentence, and the results varied widely from courthouse to courthouse.