Criminal justice policy advocates caution against viewing the election results as a referendum against reform.

Crime has been a see-saw issue in California for most of the last 40 years. Leniency was the vogue for awhile recently. But ...

County officials say they have cut inmate numbers by 14% over the past year, yet jails still operate at up to 145% capacity.

Los Angeles County officials say they have cut inmate numbers by 14% over the past year, yet jails still operate at up to 145 ...

Vice President Kamala Harris frequently touted her prosecutorial bona fides on the campaign trail, probably sensing political ...

Mayors Matt Mahan of San Jose and Todd Gloria of San Diego were leading voices in support of Proposition 36. California still ...

Voters are asking elected officials for real solutions to crime, homelessness and the overdose crisis — not mass ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom strongly opposed Proposition 36. He claims it will bring California back to the 1980s when mass ...

While many states focused on issues like abortion and immigration throughout this election cycle, voters in California and ...

There’s no doubt that the will of the voters, both in the state and especially in our county, points to strong prosecutions ...

Exploring the impact of Prop 36 in California: how this measure aims to increase penalties for certain drug and theft crimes.

The results of California’s 2024 elections are (mostly) in, and they reveal something astonishing: Californians just voted ...