In February, Merced Organizing Project launched its Live Free Merced campaign, which aims to ensure proper implementation of Prop 47 and that it reaches all who qualify. The campaign is also working to push back against the misinformation they see surrounding the measure.
Read MoreExperts are increasingly backing reforms like California’s Proposition 47, which reduces all simple drug possession to a non-felony to help reduce America’s huge incarcerated population, which is the largest in the world.
Read MoreIn a powerful op-ed, Susan Burton of A New Way of Life, explains how “Proposition 47, has allowed me to focus on my future, not my past, opening new doors in my mission for criminal justice reform.”
Read More“The public has spoken loud and clear: They want a criminal justice system that prioritizes law enforcement resources for violent and serious crimes, and gets smart about local treatment and alternatives. Prop. 47 has provided a huge opportunity for the state of California to do that.”
Read MoreThe search for crime solutions is in stark contrast to past approaches that included harsher penalties and a massive expansion of the state prison system. “It’s a remarkable reversal of where we’ve been,” Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom said. “To focus on, I think, what’s right – and that’s new momentum and new cooperation with law enforcement.”
Read MoreThe Proposition 47 campaign is featured in this piece by The Nation regarding California’s smart justice reforms that serve as a model for the nation.
Read MoreFor one Rancho Cordova woman, Toni Hunter, Prop. 47 is a second chance at life.
Read More“Thanks to California voters passing Prop 47, the state now finally has 1,300 spare prison beds available for the confinement of the most serious and dangerous offenders.”
Read MoreSanta Monica police are under fire by state corrections officials for claiming a recent rise in burglaries in the city is due to realignment and Prop. 47.
Read More“California has done a decent job reducing its prison population over the past several years. Whether it can sustain those gains depends on how much we’re willing to invest at improving rehabilitation.”
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