Prosecutors are holding repeat offenders to a tougher standard the voters allowed when they passed Proposition 36.

Criminal justice advocates and public defenders have criticized Prop. 36, which reversed part of a voter-approved 2014 crime ...

Supporters of Prop 36 say it promised safer streets and treatment, but without more funding, the law may fail to deliver what ...

California lawmakers passed a $330 billion state budget and are sending it to Gov. Gavin Newsom before the July 1 fiscal ...

Sign up for The Morning Report with all your must-read news for the day. In the initial six months after San Diego police started enforcing Proposition 36, Black San ...

Some California Republican lawmakers and law enforcement raised concerns over the funding of Prop 36.

Prop. 36 is poised to do substantial harm to individuals, families, and communities. Raiding the Prop. 47 grant program to pay for Prop. 36 would deepen that harm.

California State Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo submitted a formal budget request letter to further fund the implementation of ...

Prop. 36 is poised to do substantial harm to individuals, families, and communities. Raiding the Prop. 47 grant program to pay for Prop. 36 would deepen that harm.

Prop. 36 simply pointed to two existing funding streams as a source of treatment dollars: 1) Proposition 47 grants, which reinvest the prison savings generated by a 2014 law easing penalties on ...