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   Proposition 36, one of this year’s most high-profile and divisive   
   ballot measures in California, has been approved by voters with   
   overwhelming support.   
      
   The law will enact harsher penalties for repeat theft and drug crimes,   
   which were eased a decade ago through the passage of Proposition 47.   
      
   When it was passed in 2014, Prop 47 changed the way thefts and other   
   petty crimes were prosecuted. Previously, any thefts totaling more than   
   $450 were considered felonies; Prop 47’s passage raised that threshold   
   to $950.   
      
   California Proposition 36   
   Proposition 36   
   Drug and Theft Crime Penalties   
   Measure	Votes	Percent   
   Yes   
   Measure Passed   
   6,210,006	70.5%   
   No   
   2,594,680	29.5%   
   Updated: 12 minutes ago   
   50% reporting   
   The law also reclassified some drug charges from felonies to   
   misdemeanors.   
      
   Law enforcement officials, prosecutors and conservative leaders have   
   latched onto the 2014 law, tabbing it as the primary culprit for smash-   
   and-grab burglaries and shoplifting crimes that have increased in   
   regularity and profile since the coronavirus pandemic.   
      
   Prop 36 will roll back key parts of the previous law, restoring many of   
   the pre-2014 sentencing thresholds and reclassifying crimes that are   
   currently misdemeanors back into felonies.   
      
   It also includes a provision that could force someone with multiple   
   previous drug-related arrests into treatment.   
      
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   Early polling showed strong support for the initiative, despite   
   condemnation from criminal justice reform advocates and progressive   
   activists. The Los Angeles Times editorial board and Gov. Gavin Newsom   
   were among the critics who urged a “No” vote, with the Times calling   
   the dissolution of Prop 47 “disastrous.”   
      
   Among the concerns raised by opponents, the mandatory sentencing for   
   certain non-violent crimes which not only were unpopular and rejected a   
   decade ago, but will also force local municipalities to spend more to   
   incarcerate and try offenders that they hadn’t needed to previously.   
      
   It also comes with no new funding source for the mandatory treatment of   
   drug offenders, who can still be sent to prison if they fail to   
   complete drug treatment, according to Cal Matters.   
      
   The California Secretary of State’s Office projects it could cost the   
   state hundreds of millions of dollars every year.   
      
   Critics have warned these new expenses could result in cuts to existing   
   programs that are actually meant to divert prison sentences.   
      
   Others, including the Times, believed Prop 36 wouldn’t actually be a   
   deterrent.   
      
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   Another criticism of Prop 36 were the sources of much of its funding.   
   Big box stores like Walmart were among the major financial backers of   
   Prop 36—some argued that the retailers were only concerned about their   
   bottom lines and not true criminal sentencing reform.   
      
   The passage of Prop 36 marks a significant setback for the slow   
   progress made toward criminal justice reform that many Democrats and   
   progressives have long advocated for.   
      
   In Los Angeles County, District Attorney George Gascón, a self-   
   described reformist known for instituting some of the state’s most   
   progressive policies, was expected to lose his re-election bid to   
   challenger Nathan Hochman.   
      
   Both Prop 36’s passage and Gascón’s assumed defeat suggest growing   
   frustration with these policies and a perceived increase in crimes that   
   affect the day-to-day quality of life for average Californians.   
      
   For the latest vote tallies in California’s other statewide races and   
   ballot initiatives, click here.   
      
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