State lawmakers, law enforcement, and victim advocates gathered at the California State Capitol on Wednesday to call for more funding for Proposition 36, specifically for court-mandated treatment ...

Sacramento Sheriff Jim Cooper, speaking for the sheriff's association, says the number for the Proposition 36 funding is a slap in the face to voters.

Who should pay for Prop. 36, California’s new tough-on-crime law? Gov. Gavin Newsom, who opposed the measure, did not include any money for it in his latest state budget proposal ...

After reviewing his criminal history, deputies discovered Thomas had two prior convictions for drug-related offenses.

California's property crime rate has fallen to historic lows, despite claims from supporters of Prop. 36 that the measure was ...

The initiative is the latest effort by California lawmakers to move the needle on the federal policy of mass deportations.

San Diego police data reveals that a third of people arrested for Proposition 36 drug and theft violations in the law’s ...

Chief Deputy District Attorney Melinda Aiello, a spokesperson with the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office, said “it is absolutely false” Yolo County prosecutors’ new policies will stop services.