Critics of Prop. 36 say the law makes simple drug possession a felony, dramatically increasing costs to taxpayers for ...

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 ...

Under Prop 36, a judge can punish a repeat offender up to three years in jail or prison if they have been convicted twice already.

An Idaho man was in the Camden County Jail, accused of trying to scam someone out of $10,000.Online court documents state that the victim called 911 on Feb. 27, ...

Some background: Prop. 36 mandates that repeat offenders for narcotics sales are no longer diversion eligible. Convictions now carry county jail or even state prison sentences depending on the ...

Total jail bookings are up slightly — January 2025 ... “I had underestimated how extensive the criminal records were going to be of this Prop. 36 population,” Stephan said last week.

In a happy ending for a Los Angeles trial that was shaping up to be music-video-ready, A$AP Rocky has been acquitted of two felony assault charges. The rapper and ...

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 ...