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CA’s jail population to rise thanks to Prop. 36. So will inmate deaths, advocates say
that California is about to witness a wave of jail deaths even worse than the last four years. Prop. 36, passed overwhelmingly by voters in November, will likely increase county jail populations ...
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LA County's jail population is rising. Prop 36 is partly to blame
“We’re going to have to continue to look at strategies to address any increase in the jail population, whether it’s from Prop. 36 or anything else,” Pinkney told the Board of Supervisors ...
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What has Prop. 36 meant for San Diego jails?
On today's show , we are three months into prop 36 , where penalties for certain drug and theft offenses come with jail time. So what's been the outcome so far ? This is KPBS Midday Edition.
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Prop. 36 is California’s light at the end of a crime-ridden tunnel: Now we need to fund it.
He’s been to jail. He’s been to prison ... the disastrous criminal justice reform implemented a decade ago by Prop. 47 which reclassified most drug and theft felonies to misdemeanors ...
Voice of San Diego24d
After Hundreds of Prop. 36 Drug Arrests, Few Drug Treatment Referrals
If they decide against treatment, they could go to jail or prison. If they finish treatment ... Tom Umberg of Orange County has a legislative proposal to make Prop. 36 treatment programs eligible for ...
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First Kern Man charged under Prop 36 sentenced on Monday
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Dustin Dean Towery, the first Kern County Man charged under Prop 36, was sentenced on Monday to a split two-year sentence, one year in jail, the other under ...
The San Bernardino Sun2mon
San Bernardino County sheriff’s message: Prop. 36 is bringing consequences back to crime
Critics of Prop. 36 say the law makes simple drug possession ... he needs to hire more correctional deputies to fully staff his jail in Indio — but San Bernardino County’s jails are about ...
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LA: jail filling after Prop. 36 crackdown, up to 40% of inmates mentally ill
The County’s latest report, outlining significant jail population growth since Prop. 36 went into effect, suggests the closure may not be happening any time soon, if at all. “Under Proposition ...
California’s Jail Population Will Rise Thanks to Prop. 36 -- and Advocates Say So Will Inmate Deaths
that California is about to witness a wave of jail deaths even worse than the last four years. Prop. 36, passed ...
KPBS5mon
California’s jail population will rise thanks to Prop. 36. So will inmate deaths, advocates say
that California is about to witness a wave of jail deaths even worse than the last four years. Prop. 36, passed overwhelmingly by voters in November, will likely increase county jail populations ...
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California’s Jail Population Will Rise Thanks to Prop. 36. So Will Inmate Deaths, Advocates Say
California’s Jail Population Will Rise Thanks to Prop. 36. So Will Inmate Deaths, Advocates Say According to Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes, California doesn’t have a crisis in its jails ...