California voters passed Proposition 36, successfully rolling back parts of the preexisting Proposition 47 and strengthening ...

This year-long investigation by CBS News California investigative correspondent Julie Watts examines the many components of ...

The Seal Beach Police Department in California released video footage of how the newly passed Proposition 36 changed shoplifting for two alleged thieves accused of stealing hundreds of dollars worth ...

Proposition 36 passed in California back in November and local business owners say this will hopefully help them crack down ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Proposition 36, which increases penalties on certain theft and drug crimes, is now in effect across California. It passed overwhelmingly on the November ballot ...

The Sacramento County district attorney’s office said that as of Tuesday afternoon, 54 people had been charged for retail ...

Before Proposition 36 passed, California law generally required drug possession cases to be treated as misdemeanors. Now, prosecutors can file felonies when a person is accused of having certain ...

Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer talked about how she hopes Proposition 36 will improve the criminal justice system at a forum hosted by the Kern County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce on ...

The Brawley Police Department responded to Walmart at 250 Wildcat Drive, Brawley, about a shoplifting in progress, December ...

As thieves smash and grab their way through Fresno businesses, investigators say they are close behind and ready to use a new ...

CBS News California takes a closer look at the drug component of the high-profile Proposition 36 to fact-check claims about ...

The first felony charges under California's Proposition 36 have been filed. Dustin Towery, 25, pleaded not guilty Monday to the charges Monday in an alleged shoplifting case in Kern County ...