Why voters California backed Prop. 36 on retail theft and
Nov 6, 2024 · Californians overwhelmingly backed Prop. 36 to lengthen criminal sentences for certain theft and drug offenses, and to direct more people to drug treatment after convictions. Voters’ views changed on public safety after the COVID-19 pandemic. Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering issues that affect all ...
California Proposition 36 is approved by voters, allowing ... - CBS News
Nov 5, 2024 · The Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice, which is against Proposition 36, says Proposition 47 has saved the state nearly $1 billion by reducing the prison population but also reinvesting money ...
California Prop 36: What it means for retail crime punishments – …
Nov 6, 2024 · With more than half of the ballots as of Wednesday morning, over 6.3 million voters said "Yes" on Prop 36, making up 71% of the ballots. 📺 Los Angeles news 24/7: Watch NBC4 free wherever you are
California voters get tough on crime, pass Prop. 36 - CalMatters
Nov 5, 2024 · California voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 36 on Tuesday, capping a chaotic 10 months of bargaining and wrangling at the state Capitol where Democratic leaders unsuccessfully sought to preserve a decade of criminal justice reform. Instead, the campaign to increase penalties for theft and repeated convictions for drug possession looks ...
California voters approve anti-crime ballot measure Prop. 36
Nov 6, 2024 · Proposition 36 will make it a felony for someone to steal merchandise of any value after two previous offenses and can lead to longer jail or prison sentences.
Voters approve Prop. 36 to toughen theft and drug crime penalties
Nov 6, 2024 · Supporters of Proposition 36 have cited Proposition 1, which narrowly passed by voters in March to add 6,800 beds to the state’s mental health and drug treatment systems, as a boon for the aims ...
Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Prop. 36, Ramping up Penalties …
Nov 5, 2024 · Proposition 36 will roll back key provisions of Proposition 47, which voters overwhelmingly approved a decade ago. That measure, which lowered penalties for most drug possession and low-level theft convictions from a felony to a misdemeanor, has resulted in thousands of fewer people sentenced to jail or prison for nonviolent crimes.
Poll shows California’s Prop 36 crime initiative poised to pass by ...
Oct 24, 2024 · Seventy-three percent of likely voters said they would support Proposition 36, the survey from the Public Policy Institute of California found, compared with just 25 percent who plan to oppose...
California Prop. 36: Who supports it – and what does a ‘yes’ vote …
Oct 17, 2024 · If approved, Prop. 36 would increase penalties and lengthen sentences for drug possession as well as the theft of items valued at less than $950 – offenses that were deemed by voters in 2014 to be too minor and too costly to warrant a prison sentence. 1) …
Crime measure Prop. 36 pledges treatment. Can CA counties …
by Cayla Mihalovich October 16, 2024. Californians are voting on Proposition 36, a 2024 ballot measure that would lengthen criminal sentences for certain drug and theft crimes. It also aims to steer certain people convicted of repeat drug crimes to treatment instead of prison, a pledge that behavioral health experts says is problematic because ...