The sentencing reform measure allows for treatment instead of jail, but counties are short on resources. The Legislature must ...

Prop. 36 passed with 68% of the vote — and passed ... Because the measure provides no new money for treatment, the law is sending more people to the jails and overwhelming court systems.

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 ...

S1: You looked into the number of arrests under prop 36 since December. S2: Um , you know , cases filed by the Da. And we found this as this is really about drug possession , which I think is no ...