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

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

CalMatters - When Californians voted to reduce drug penalties in 2014, it likely had the unintended consequence of also increasing homelessness in the state, according to a new report. The report, released Thursday by the Public Policy Institute of California,…

PPIC report examines California’s homelessness, drug use and impact of prop. 47

Homelessness and drug use continue to be major challenges across California, and a recent report from the Public Policy Institute of California is examining whe

Study: Prop. 47 increased CA homelessness by 10%, overdose deaths

A new Public Policy Institute of California report links the 2014 drug penalty reduction (Prop. 47) to a 10% increase in street homelessness and higher overdose rates between 2015-2019.