Prop 36
Commentary
Proposition 36 will work if given a chance
Proposition 36 was approved just one year ago, yet its detractors are already calling it a failure and urging its repeal. This is despite overwhelming support from California voters, who passed the measure in every one of the state’s 58 counties. Their message was clear: Californians want accountability and treatment ...
California
Sheriff Jim Cooper – What’s Next after Voter Passage of Prop. 36
From PRI’s 2025 California Ideas in Action Conference, Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper sits down with PRI senior fellow Steve Smith to discuss what’s next in the push for stronger criminal justice policy reforms following the landslide victory of Prop. 36 combating retail theft. Plus, Ro and Tim discuss the ...
Commentary
After landslide victory, will Sacramento fund Prop. 36 enforcement? First signs say no.
In November 2024, California’s ten-year long experiment with Proposition 47 ended as voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 36. Its passage came as a result of voter despair over tens of thousands of drug overdose deaths, rampant and increasing crime, increasing homelessness, and a profound decline in the quality of life in ...
Proposition 36 will work if given a chance
Proposition 36 was approved just one year ago, yet its detractors are already calling it a failure and urging its repeal. This is despite overwhelming support from California voters, who passed the measure in every one of the state’s 58 counties. Their message was clear: Californians want accountability and treatment ...
Sheriff Jim Cooper – What’s Next after Voter Passage of Prop. 36
From PRI’s 2025 California Ideas in Action Conference, Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper sits down with PRI senior fellow Steve Smith to discuss what’s next in the push for stronger criminal justice policy reforms following the landslide victory of Prop. 36 combating retail theft. Plus, Ro and Tim discuss the ...
After landslide victory, will Sacramento fund Prop. 36 enforcement? First signs say no.
In November 2024, California’s ten-year long experiment with Proposition 47 ended as voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 36. Its passage came as a result of voter despair over tens of thousands of drug overdose deaths, rampant and increasing crime, increasing homelessness, and a profound decline in the quality of life in ...
