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It is projected that Proposition 36 could increase the state prison population by 35% by 2029. [30] The California Budget and Policy Center describes Proposition 36 as advancing an "incarceration-focused approach," [35] rather than prioritizing investments in social programs that address the root causes of crime and promote community well-being ...
Prop. 36 creates a new penal code section, 490.3, which allows the total value of stolen merchandise to be aggregated in order to meet the $950 felony threshold without having to prove that the ...
On November 5, California voters passed Proposition 36, also known as the Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act, by a landslide.Prop 36 officially took effect on December 18. It ...
The support for Proposition 36 alarmed criminal justice advocates, who argued that Proposition 47 helped reduce incarceration and promoted reform, while critics claim it contributed to rising ...
Proposition 36 is expected to cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars a year. About $100 million in annual savings that were directed to anti-recidivism programs are likely to be reduced by ...
Proposition 2. This bond measure would authorize the state to borrow $10 billion to modernize K-12 schools and community colleges. ... Proposition 36. This measure, backed by law enforcement ...
California Proposition 36, the Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act of 2000, was an initiative statute that permanently changed state law to allow qualifying defendants convicted of non-violent drug possession offenses to receive a probationary sentence in lieu of incarceration.
Prop 36 revises Prop 47, which passed in 2014. Prop 47 reduced sentences for nonviolent drug crimes as well as property theft when the items stolen totaled less than $950.