State lawmakers, law enforcement, and victim advocates gathered at the California State Capitol on Wednesday to call for more funding for Proposition 36, specifically for court-mandated treatment ...

Sacramento Sheriff Jim Cooper, speaking for the sheriff's association, says the number for the Proposition 36 funding is a slap in the face to voters.

Who should pay for Prop. 36, California’s new tough-on-crime law? Gov. Gavin Newsom, who opposed the measure, did not include any money for it in his latest state budget proposal ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When California voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure to toughen penalties for low-level theft and drug crimes last November, it became law without any funding to ...

After reviewing his criminal history, deputies discovered Thomas had two prior convictions for drug-related offenses.

Sacramento Sheriff Jim Cooper, speaking for the sheriff's association, says the number for the Proposition 36 funding is a slap in the face to voters.

California voters will decide on Nov. 5 whether to pass Prop. 36, which would reclassify some misdemeanor drug and theft crimes as felonies.

California's property crime rate has fallen to historic lows, despite claims from supporters of Prop. 36 that the measure was ...

The initiative is the latest effort by California lawmakers to move the needle on the federal policy of mass deportations.

San Diego police data reveals that a third of people arrested for Proposition 36 drug and theft violations in the law’s ...