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   (The Center Square) - 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 two-thirds of California voters last   
   year, making serial theft and drug crimes prosecutable as felonies, and   
   creating treatment-mandated felonies that allow the mentally ill or   
   substance-addicted to get court-ordered treatment instead of prison.   
      
   Republican legislators proposed $400 million in funding this year for   
   treatment relating to treatment-mandated felonies, with the vote failing   
   largely along party lines.   
      
   Earlier this week, Newsom issued a letter recognizing National Crime   
   Victims’ Rights Week, leading critics to point out the hypocrisy of state   
   leadership.   
      
   “Too many victims walk away from the legal system feeling unheard and   
   unsupported,” said the governor in his letter. “California is committed to   
   supporting and empowering victims of crime.”   
      
   Republicans wondered why the governor, who did not include Prop. 36   
   funding in his budget proposal for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, isn’t   
   funding a measure that earned the support of a supermajority of California   
   voters.   
      
   “Gov. Newsom’s rhetoric has never translated into real actions,” said Sen.   
   Tony Strickland, R-Huntington Beach, to The Center Square. “The hypocrisy   
   is laughable and once again. I urge him and legislative Democrats to fund   
   Prop. 36, which was passed by nearly 70% of voters in all 58 counties in   
   California.”   
      
   In February, the state-funded Legislative Analyst’s Office said that while   
   the governor’s budget may underfund courts and treatment, treatment for   
   behavioral and substance abuse issues is available through Medi-Cal, the   
   Behavioral Health Services Act and other state programs.   
      
   However, should a high influx of Prop. 36-related cases add to more   
   convicted criminals than expected — as the growth in the population of Los   
   Angeles County’s main jail suggests — more funding could be necessary to   
   prevent adverse consequences for criminals and the public alike.   
      
      
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