Early data shows Valley DAs getting to work utilizing stricter penalties under Prop. 36

Early data shows Valley DAs getting to work utilizing stricter penalties under Prop. 36

Months after California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 36 to strengthen criminal penalties for drug and theft crimes, reversing a decade of decriminalization, a new report from a top California think tank shows a surprising chasm between two major Central Valley counties and how they are pursuing cases.   Local prosecutors, however, are countering that the data doesn’t capture the full picture of their work since Prop. 36 was approve…

Why Prop 36 Has Already Failed - Oakland Voices

Since Prop 36 has gone into effect, communities of color have been disproportionately impacted. The post Opinion: Why Prop 36 Has Already Failed appeared first on Oakland Voices.