California voters pass initiative to make some shoplifting and drug offenses felonies
California voters decided on 10 ballot measures including one that would turn some nonviolent crimes, like shoplifting, into felonies again, and another that would make the state’s minimum wage the highest in the nation. Here’s a look at some of the ...
California's Prop 36: California voters make some shoplifting crimes felonies again
Prop. 36 is an attempt to unwind Prop. 47, a prop passed 10 years ago in an effort to reduce California's prison overcrowding by making some theft and drug crimes into misdemeanors. Prosecutors, police and big box retailers have blamed the law for an increase in property crimes and homelessness.
Here are some of the key measures voters were asked to consider: ...
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New theft arrests for convicted shoplifting teamPolice said a shoplifting team that has plagued local merchants for years is at it again after serving their last theft ...
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California May Have Voted to Keep Slavery in PrisonsPrisoners in California will still be forced to fight wildfires and make furniture for minimal pay, as voters appear to have rejected Proposition 6.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters will decide on 10 ballot measures including one that would turn some nonviolent crimes, like shoplifting, into felonies again, and another that would ...
California voters will have the opportunity ... Proposition 47 changed the punishment for crimes like shoplifting, grand theft, receiving stolen property and similar property crimes to being ...
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Prop 36 passes by overwhelming margin to toughen retail crime penaltiesCalifornians will decide the fate of Proposition 36, a state ballot measure that seeks to increase punishments for some theft and drug possession offenses.
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