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| State | Strike Zone Defined | Strikes Needed | Required Sentence | Number of People Sentenced |
| Alaska | All strikes must be serious felonies | Three | 40-99 years in prison | 1* |
| Arkansas | Murder, kidnapping, robbery, rape, terrorist act 1st-degree battery, firing a gun from a vehicle, use of prohibited weapon, consipracy to to commit murder, kidnapping, robbery, rape, 1st-degree battery, 1st-degree sezual abuse |
Two Three |
Minimum 40 years in prison, no parole Range of no parole sentences, depending on offense |
5 |
| California | Any felony if one prior felony conviction is serious or violent felony Any felony if two prior felony convictions are serious or violent felonies |
Two Three |
Double the presumptive sentence Indeterminate life sentence, with no parole eligibility for 25 years |
42,322 |
| Colorado | Any Class 1 or 2 felony, or any Class 3 felony that is violent | Three | Mandatory life in prison; parole eligibility after 40 years | 4 |
| Connecticut | Murder, attmepted murder, assault with intent to kill, manslaughter, arson, kidnapping, aggravated sezual assault, robbery, 1st-degree assault | Three | Up to life in prison | 1 |
| Florida | Any forcible felony, aggravated stalking, aggravating child abuse, lewd or indecent conduct, escape | Three | Life if 3rd strike is 1st-degree felony, 30-40 years if 2nd-degree felony; 10-15 years if 3rd degree felony | 1,628 |
| Georgia | Murder, armed robbery, kidnapping, rape, aggravated child molesting, aggravated sodomy, aggravated sexual battery Any felony |
Two Four |
Mandatory life without parole Mandatory maximum sentence |
7,631 |
| Indiana | Murder, rape, sezual battery with a weapon, child molestating, arson, robbery, burglary with a weapon or resulting in serious injury, drug dealing | Three | Mandatory life without possibility of parole | 38 |
| Louisiana | Murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, rape armed robbery, kidnapping, serious drug offenses, serious felony offenses Any four felony convictions with at least one on above list |
Three Four |
Mandatory life in prison without possibility of parole Mandatory life in prison without possibility of parole |
N/A |
| Maryland | Murder; rape; robbery; 1st- or 2nd- degree sexual offense; burglary; kidnapping; car jacking; manslaughter; use of firearm in felony; assault with intent to murder, rape rob, or commit sexual offense. Separate prison terms required for each offense | Four | Mandatory life in prison without possibility of parole | 330 (approx.) |
| Montana | Deliberate homicide, aggravated kidnapping, sexual intercourse without consent, ritual abuse of a minor Mitigated deliberate homicide, aggravated assault, kidnapping, robbery |
Two Three |
Mandatory life in prison without possibility of parole Mandatory life in prison without possibility of parole |
0 |
| Nevada | Murder, robbery, kidnapping, battery, abuse of children, arson, home invasion | Three | Life with parole possible 10 years, or 25 years with parole after 10 years | 304 |
| New Jersey | Murder, robbery, car jacking | Three | Mandatory life in prison without possibility of parole | 10 |
| New Mexico | Murder, shooting at or from vehicle and causing harm, kidnapping, criminal sexual penetration, armed robbery resulting in harm | Three | Mandatory life in prison with parole eligibility in 30 years | 0 |
| North Carolina | 47 violent felonies; separate indictment and finding that offender is "violent haabitual offender" | Three | Mandatory life in prison without parole | 22 |
| North Dakota | Any Class A, B or C felony | Two | If second strike is Class A felony, court may sentence to life; if Class B felony, up to 20 years; if Class C felony, up to 10 years. | 10 |
| Pennsylvania | Murder, voluntary manslaughter, rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercouse, arson, kidnapping, robbery, aggravated assault Same offenses |
Two Three |
Enhanced sentence of up to 10 years Sentence of up to 25 years |
50 (approximately) |
| South Carolina | Murder, voluntary manslaughter, homicide by child abuse, rape, kidnapping, armed robbery, drug trafficking, embezzlement, bribery, certain accessory and attempt offenses | Two | Mandatory life in prison without parole | 14 |
| Tennesee | Murder, aggravated kidnapping, robbery, arson, or rape; rape of a child. Prior prison term required. Same as above, plus rape, aggravated sexual battery. Separate prison terms required. |
Two Three |
14 | |
| Utah | Any 1st - or 2nd - degree felony | Three | 3 years of life without parole; judge has discretion | N/A |
| Vermont | Murder; manslaughter; arson causing death; assault and robbery with weapon causing injury; aggravated assault, and domestic assault; kidnapping; maiming; lewd conduct with a child | Three | Court may sentence up to life in prison | 16 |
| Virginia | Murder, kidnapping, robbery, carjacking, sexual assault; conspiracy with above crimes | Three | Mandatory life in prison without parole | 328 |
| Washington | Murder, manslaughter, rape, child molestation, robbery, aggravated assault, explosion with threat to humans, extortion, kidnapping, vehicular assault, arson, attempted arson, burglary, any felony with deadly weapon, treason, promoting prostitution, leading organized crime | Three | Mandatory life in prison without parole | 209 |
| Wisconsin | Murder, manslaughter, vehicular homicide, aggravated battery, abuse of children, robbery, sexual assault, taking hostages, kidnapping arson, burglary | Three | Mandatory life in prison without parole | 9 |
| Federal government | Murder, voluntary manslaughter, assault w/intent to commit murder or rape, robbery, aggravated sexual abuse, abusive sexual contact, kidnapping, aircraft piracy, carjacking, extortion, arson, firearms use, serious drug crimes | Three | Mandatory life in prison without parole | 35** |
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