Repeat offenders face strict felony charges but may access treatment alternatives through complex legal pathways with strategic defense representation.

California voters have passed Proposition 36, the Associated Press projects, approving changes that will roll back criminal justice reforms from a contentious 2014 ballot measure that lessened the ...

Organized retail theft is down in Fresno, while arrests are up since Californians overwhelmingly approved a statewide tough-on-crime measure in 2024, according to police Chief Mindy Casto. Proposition ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Elected officials and supporters of Proposition 36 called on the state to fully fund the law at a news conference on Friday. Prop. 36 allows district attorneys to charge ...

Golden State Democrats are divided about a proposition that would make key revisions to a signature criminal justice reform measure that voters passed 10 years ago. The disagreement comes amid voters' ...

With the overwhelming passage of Proposition 36 in November 2024, California voters sent a clear message to state lawmakers: it is time to end the public safety and public health crises of untreated ...

Proposition 36 is getting mixed reviews nearly 18 months after it was passed. Supporters say it has been effective in punishing repeat offenders, particularly for drug crimes and petty theft. Critics ...