George Soros Gives $500,000 To Effort To Narrow Three-Strikes Law
Summary
Professor David Mills was mentioned in the following Los Angeles Times article on a billionaire’s donation to the movement against California’s three-strikes law.
Billionaire George Soros has written a $500,000 check to help finance a potential ballot measure that aims to lower the number of criminals serving prison terms of 25 year to life under California’s three-strikes law.
The hedge-fund titan and longtime supporter of liberal causes made the donation on Jan. 30, according to records filed with the secretary of State’s office.
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The contribution from Soros came the same day that one of the measure’s co-authors, Stanford law professor David Mills, gave the campaign $250,000. That raises Mills’ contributions to a total of $603,000, making him the largest contributor to the effort.
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