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Proposition 36 Promises Tougher Crime Stance, But Can LA's Overcrowded Jails Keep Up?
County officials say they have cut inmate numbers by 14% over the past year, yet jails still operate at up to 145% capacity.
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With Proposition 36 Passed, Can Los Angeles' Overcrowded Jails Handle New Crime Mandates?
County officials say they have cut inmate numbers by 14% over the past year, yet jails still operate at up to 145% capacity. LOS ANGELES - In a decisive move to enhance public safety, Los Angeles ...
California see-saws back to tough on crime with passage of Proposition 36
Crime has been a see-saw issue in California for most of the last 40 years. Leniency was the vogue for awhile recently. But ...
California voters pass Prop. 36 to make some shoplifting and drug offenses felonies
Frustrated with what they see as rampant retail crimes, voters approved an initiative making shoplifting a felony for repeat ...
In an AP interview, the next Los Angeles DA says he'll go after low-level nonviolent crimes
The incoming district attorney for Los Angeles County, Nathan Hochman, says in an interview with The Associated Press that ...
The Associated Press on MSN11d
Harris declines to say how she voted on California's Proposition 36
Vice President Kamala Harris won't say how she voted on a ballot measure in her home state of California that would reverse ...
Los Angeles Times22d
Editorial: Three strikes is back on the ballot — in Proposition 36 and D.A. race
The race for Los Angeles County district attorney will likely determine whether a challenge to the law will be heard by the state Supreme Court, or dropped. And Proposition 36, if it passes ...
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No on Prop 36 campaign says it's a fraud while Yes campaign calls for consequences
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- In the final days of the 2024 campaign, those opposed to Proposition 36 gathered in downtown Los Angeles Thursday morning to express their disapproval of the proposition ...
Los Angeles' new DA-elect says woke predecessor lost trust of prosecutors, victims: 'I have to rebuild that'
Voters ousted Los Angeles County DA George Gascon from office on Tuesday four years after being elected on a criminal justice ...
LA Times on MSN8d
Voters approve school repair measure and Proposition 36, reversing course on criminal justice reform
Here's how California voted on statewide measures in the 2024 election, including Proposition 36 on retail theft and fentanyl ...
Californians crack down on theft, drug crime, replace Los Angeles District Attorney
Californians voted by wide margins to crack down on theft and drug crime, passing Proposition 36 and replacing Los Angeles ...
Los Angeles axes Soros-backed progressive district attorney
Nathan Hochman centered his campaign on a tough-on-crime platform, directly challenging District Attorney George Gascón’s ...