Under Proposition 36, the first two thefts under $950 would remain a misdemeanor — which is similar to Proposition 47 — but a person's third theft conviction, regardless if under $950 was ...

“The promise of Proposition 47 has always been that we’d get a clear glimpse of what would be possible if ever we invested in crime and harm prevention to scale,” said Tinisch Hollins, executive ...

As I wrote five years ago in a piece evaluating the evidence that Prop. 47 has contributed to crime increases, “Instead of condemning people to being warehoused in prisons and jails for ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he and Democrat leaders in the state Legislature are attempting to negotiate a Proposition 47 reform measure off the November ballot.

In 2014, Kamala Harris was also California’s attorney general. Although her office wrote Proposition 47’s summary and title, Harris herself took no position on the initiative.. Considering its ...

Prop. 47 reduced a series of drug ... for Proposition 47 offenses — between 30% and 67% fewer — in the period following the implementation of the proposition," Parks wrote in a letter to ...

As I wrote five years ago in a piece evaluating the evidence that Prop. 47 has contributed to crime increases, “Instead of condemning people to being warehoused in prisons and jails for ...

Proposition 36 on California's November ballot asks voters to change parts of Proposition 47, an initiative passed in 2014 that turned some felonies to misdemeanors. What exactly is Prop. 47?

In 2014, Californians made clear they didn’t believe drug possession or low-level theft crimes warranted felony status by passing Proposition 47. Despite all of this, police union-backed ...

In 2014, Californians made clear they didn’t believe drug possession or low-level theft crimes warranted felony status by passing Proposition 47. Despite all of this, police union-backed ...