The Proposition 36 Drug Treatment Program in Kern County welcomed its first ever graduate on Monday, according to a release ...

Kern County has graduated its first Proposition 36 Drug Treatment Program participant, District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer announced Monday. Luis Miguel Torres, age 36, was arrested in January on ...

The measure reinstated felony charges for some nonviolent crimes, but it gave offenders the option of drug rehabilitation ...

A tough-on-crime measure California voters overwhelmingly approved last year promised to usher in an “era of mass treatment” ...

Controversial Proposal Would Dramatically Expand Diversion for Major Crimes, Undermining Overwhelming Support for Proposition 36 SACRAMENTO – Today, law enforcement officials across California raised ...

Ten months after California voters approved Prop 36, a Bakersfield man has become the first in Kern to graduate from the new drug treatment program, resulting in the dismissal of his felony charges.

Luis Miguel Torres has become the first individual in Kern County to successfully complete the Proposition 36 Drug Treatment Program, leading to the dismissal ...

Last November, almost 70% of Californians voted in favor of Proposition 36, which increases felony charges and sentences for certain drug and theft crimes while creating a treatment-focused court ...

Bay Area prosecutors have filed more than 1,200 felony petty theft cases under a tough-on-crime measure California voters overwhelmingly approved last year — but charging rates vary widely across the ...

Newsom expressed concern about the ethicality of Prop 36 during last year’s election. Now, LA County officials call on the Governor to support the Proposition with increased funding. Credit: Photo by ...

Crime scene tape at the scene of the shooting Sunday morning. Photo credit OnScene.TV In 2024, California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 36, sending a clear message that the status quo on ...

A tough-on-crime measure California voters overwhelmingly approved last year promised to usher in an “era of mass treatment” for the tens of thousands of homeless drug users across the state. But so ...