Criminal justice advocates and public defenders have criticized Prop. 36, which reversed part of a voter-approved 2014 crime ...

Supporters of California’s Proposition 36 are warning that the public safety law could fall short without more state funding.

Supporters of Prop 36 say it promised safer streets and treatment, but without more funding, the law may fail to deliver what ...

Claire Simonich, associate director of criminal justice nonprofit Vera California, which opposed Proposition 36, argues the ...

Prosecutors are holding repeat offenders to a tougher standard the voters allowed when they passed Proposition 36.

California lawmakers passed a $330 billion state budget and are sending it to Gov. Gavin Newsom before the July 1 fiscal ...

State lawmakers, law enforcement, and victim advocates gathered at the California State Capitol on Wednesday to call for more ...

Who should pay for Prop. 36, California’s new tough-on-crime law? Gov. Gavin Newsom, who opposed the measure, did not include any money for it in his latest state budget proposal ...

Despite Gov. Gavin Newsom’s opposition, lawmakers in California’s Capitol want to fund Proposition 36, the voter-approved theft and drug treatment measure. Supporters of the proposition have for ...

State lawmakers from both parties are calling out Governor Gavin Newsom and leadership in the legislature over a lack of ...