California’s trio of public safety crises — homelessness, drug abuse and retail theft — represent a costly, unfolding ...

We are dealing with real problems in our communities — problems that include the prevalence of deadly fentanyl and the rise ...

Proposition 36 won't end homelessness or crime waves. It will only refill prisons, push more people to the streets and erase ...

California is among 16 states that allow prisoners to be used for forced labor. That's wrong. Proposition 6 will get rid of ...

Key among its several provisions would be to increase sentences for petty theft and drug possession for repeat offenders ...

Nearly three-quarters of likely voters said that they will vote “yes” on the ballot measure to reimpose felony charges for ...

The Public Policy Institute of California conducted the poll, which found most Californians favoring several other ...

Californians will decide the fate of Proposition 36, a measure that seeks to increase punishments for some theft and drug ...

Much of the Proposition 36 debate has focused on the increased penalties for shoplifting, but the drug policy changes are ...

A ballot measure that will increase the penalties for low-level thefts and drug possession has overwhelming support from ...

We need restorative justice initiatives that focus on family reunification in rehabilitation programs, investment in reentry ...