Prop 47 May Have Worsened California’s Homelessness and Drug Use Crisis, New Report Finds

California made its own homeless problem worse with ridiculous policies: study

A new study found California’s Proposition 47 may have contributed to 7,000 more people experiencing homelessness, increased drug use and less treatment.

Reducing drug penalties likely increased homelessness in California, new report says

The report, released Thursday by the Public Policy Institute of California, set out to measure the long-term effects of Proposition 47 – a 2014 ballot measure that lowered some drug and property crimes from felonies to misdemeanors.

Prop 47 May Have Worsened California’s Homelessness and Drug Use Crisis, New Report Finds

A sweeping criminal justice reform approved by voters more than a decade ago likely exacerbated California’s homelessness crisis, according to a new report. Researchers at the Public Policy Institute of […] The post Prop 47 May Have Worsened California’s Homelessness and Drug Use Crisis, New Report Finds appeared first on edhat.

Reducing drug penalties likely increased homelessness in California, new report says - The Voice of San Francisco

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The report, released Thursday by the Public Policy Institute of California, set out to measure the long-term effects of Proposition 47 – a 2014 ballot measure that lowered some drug and property crimes from felonies to misdemeanors. It found that while the measure succeeded in reducing prison overcrowding as intended, it also appears to have contributed to an incre…