California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Thursday would not take a position on Proposition 36, despite being a major ...

Gavin Newsom is the most prominent critic of Proposition 36, a measure on the November ballot that would increase sentences ...

Ten years ago, California voters passed Proposition 47 which reclassified some crimes as misdemeanors instead of felonies.

Prop 36 critics describe it as a misguided War On Drugs 2.0 that will exacerbate prison overcrowding and cost hundreds of ...

A “yes” vote would institute harsher penalties for some minor theft and drug crimes, including drug possession.

Prop 36 asks California voters to enhance the penalties for some drug and theft crimes, primarily targeting repeat thieves and fentanyl dealers.

By Carmen Elena L’Annunziata Monge On October 2nd a group of California-based grassroots organizations, with representatives ...

Proposition 36 allows felony charges for possessing certain drugs and for thefts under $950 if a defendant has two prior drug ...

OPINION- This summer, I had the privilege of touring the Orange County Sheriff Department’s jail facilities. The work they are doing to strike a balance between delivering heavy-handed justice ...

California’s shortage of treatment beds is well documented. A 2022 report by California’s Department of Health Care Services ...

Supporters of a proposition to ban forced labor in California prisons believe they have a strong message centered on ...

A virtual discussion hosted by the Sacramento Bee focused on some of the year’s most attention-grabbing ballot props.