California voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 36 on Tuesday. The law will reclassify some misdemeanor theft and drug crimes as felonies, creating a new category of crime called 'treatment ...

Supporters of Proposition 36 argued it would connect repeat drug offenders with treatment to avoid jail time. Four months in, ...

Californians are expected to pass Proposition 36 Tuesday, strengthening penalties for retail and drug crimes they downgraded a decade earlier. Supporters say tougher consequences are needed to ...

His early January budget proposal included no extra money for treatment, probation or other court-related costs incurred by ...

As California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a letter recognizing victims of crime, California Democrats shut down a proposal to provide funding for Proposition 36. Prop. 36 was passed by more than ...

In passing Proposition 36 — the Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act — last November, with 68% of the votes ...

Less than year after Proposition 36 was passed by California voters in a landslide, local law enforcement says that it's giving them a leg up in cracking down on retail theft. The law, which went ...

The opinion and news sections operate separately and independently of one another. Proposition 36, which passed overwhelmingly last November, does several important things. Primarily, it holds ...

Under Proposition 36, which passed with nearly 70% of the vote in November, anyone convicted of a third theft can be charged with a felony and sentenced to up to three years in prison, regardless ...