Prop. 36 pledges to send more people convicted of drug possession to treatment instead of prison. Behavioral health directors ...

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

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

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

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

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

On Wednesday, the Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce held a conference in support of Proposition 36, which they say the ...

Prop. 36 reforms a 10-year-old law, called Proposition 47, which was enacted in 2014 to reclassify many non-violent drug and property crimes as misdemeanors,” writes San Jose Mayor ...

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

Faced with an increase in crime, partly because there was minimal punishment to offenders, the Imperial County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0, with Supervisor Luis Plancarte absent, ...

San Diego remains a dynamic global destination, yet we stand at a critical juncture. We are facing the interwoven crises of ...

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