Proposition 36 won't end homelessness or crime waves. It will only refill prisons, push more people to the streets and erase ...

We need restorative justice initiatives that focus on family reunification in rehabilitation programs, investment in reentry ...

The Public Policy Institute of California conducted the poll, which found most Californians favoring several other ...

Nearly three-quarters of likely voters said that they will vote “yes” on the ballot measure to reimpose felony charges for ...

Newsom was noncommittal when pressed about whether he planned to campaign against Proposition 36, a controversial anti-crime ...

I fear I can’t do everything. I’ve got, trying to get Kamala Harris elected President of the United States, trying to get ...

As she runs for president, Harris has emphasized her credentials as California's former top law enforcement official. But her ...

Proposition 36, the Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act, would increase sentences for drug and theft crimes ...

The proposition on the November ballot would change the California criminal code to charge certain drug possession and thefts ...

Under the 2014 measure, someone can conduct a series of thefts each under $950, and the repetitive pattern cannot be used by prosecutors to elevate the crime to a felony,” writes the ...

Prop. 36 will not help house anyone, improve access to mental health or substance use treatment, or reduce retail theft,” writes Carolina Valle in a Guest Commentary. “Instead, ...

Making law — especially when it’s being made at the ballot box — is like watching a pendulum swing. Sometimes the proposed “reforms” swing too much one way. But never fear, other proposed reforms will ...