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Prop. 36 triggers retail theft crackdown aimed at repeat offenders in Southern California
Police and prosecutors throughout the region say they now have tools available to help fight criminals who prey on businesses ...
PPIC: Kern County leads California in Prop 36 cases
The main study by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) shows Kern County has filed the most cases per 100,000 ...
Davis Vanguard2d
Prop. 36 Drives Up Felony Charges for Retail Theft in California
Since Proposition 36 passed last November and went into effect in December, local law enforcement has begun to crack down on ...
Prop 36 aims to force drug offenders into treatment. That’s yet to happen in these Bay Area counties
Prop 36 empowers prosecutors to bring felony charges against people caught with drugs or stealing property if they have at ...
Prop 36 could make California’s prison issues worse: ‘A lot of it is fear-mongering’
Executive Director of the Pollen Initiative, Jesse Vasquez, argues that Proposition 36, which increased penalties for certain ...
Proposition 36 helping Inland Empire authorities crack down on retail theft
Nearly 70% of Californians voted to pass Prop 36, which increases the penalties and allows for felony charges against repeat ...
The Press Democrat7dOpinion
Close to Home: Prop. 36 needs state funding to succeed
Proposition 36, which passed overwhelmingly last November, does several important things. Primarily, it holds repeat ...
This is how we'll know if California Gov. Gavin Newsom's epiphany on 'liberal governance' is real
Californians didn’t just vote for tougher laws when they supported Prop 36 – they voted for accountability, deterrence and a ...
Orange County Register4d
Prop. 36 triggers retail theft crackdown aimed at repeat offenders in Southern California
Rather, law enforcement is sending a message it has new tools to combat retail theft since Proposition 36 went into effect in December, undoing some of the more onerous effects of Proposition 47 ...