Potential Changes Coming to Prop 47: Felony Threshold Going Back to $450? | Mark Ryavec

March 4, 2024

California’s Proposition 47, passed in 2014, aimed to reduce prison overcrowding by lowering penalties for certain nonviolent crimes like drug possession and petty theft. However, some argue it has exacerbated the state’s homelessness crisis by removing incentives for drug treatment.

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