With the overwhelming passage of Proposition 36 in November 2024, California voters sent a clear message to state lawmakers.

A newly released policy analysis examines how Proposition 36 progressed from a ballot initiative into enacted California state law, offering insight into the mechanisms through which public concern, ...

California’s top law enforcement organizations are pushing back against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget, arguing it falls ...

One year after California's Proposition 36 went into effect, increasing penalties for certain repeat theft and drug crimes, opinions remain divided on its effectiveness.

The Tulare County District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday it has filed about 680 Proposition 36 eligible cases since the law went into effect in December 2024.

Prop 36 proponents promised safety, accountability, and mass treatment. California’s getting more mass incarceration instead. It has been one year since Proposition 36 went into effect in California.

A year after Californians voted for a conservative shift in criminal justice policy, they began to see the results. Proposition 36, approved by voters last year, gave prosecutors the ability to charge ...

In Elise Cox’s Mendolocal.news report about a Board of Supervisors discussion of Mendocino County’s CORE (Community Outreach Response & Engagement) program last Wednesday, District Attorney ...

One year after California's Proposition 36 went into effect, increasing penalties for certain repeat theft and drug crimes, ...

A smash-and-grab robbery at a South Bay Macy’s is the latest high-profile retail crime to spark renewed calls for tougher ...

My role is to be a voice for you, have an open door for all, and to ensure government remains accountable to the people it ...

A Van Nuys man who admitted to leading what prosecutors described as a large-scale fentanyl trafficking operation in Ventura ...