California voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 36 on Tuesday. The law will reclassify some misdemeanor theft and drug crimes as felonies, creating a new category of crime called 'treatment ...

California voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 36 to increase punishments for some theft and drug possession offenses. With more than 40% of the votes counted, over 5 million voters said "Yes ...

Sign up for The Morning Report with all your must-read news for the day. California’s new crime-fighting measure, Proposition 36, passed by overwhelming margins ...

California voters have voted "yes" to Proposition 36 in favor of harsher penalties for crimes such as theft and drug trafficking. The measure passed with an overwhelming 70% of YES votes.

Progressive district attorneys and advocates who claimed the mantle of criminal justice reform were routed on election day in ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Californians voters were firmly behind Proposition 36 in early returns released Tuesday night. The measure would strengthen penalties for retail and drug crimes that were ...

California passed Proposition 36 — a tough-on-crime measure that imposes harsher sentences on low-level offenses like drug possession — and reform-oriented district attorneys in Los Angeles ...

(NewsNation) — Ballots are still being counted in California, but Proposition 36 has already passed. The measure restores felony status to some nonviolent crimes like repeat shoplifting in the ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Californians are expected to pass Proposition 36 Tuesday, strengthening penalties for retail and drug crimes they downgraded a decade earlier. Supporters say tougher ...

LOS ANGELES - Seemingly fed up with increased crime across the state, California voters have voted "yes" to Proposition 36 in favor of harsher penalties for crimes such as theft and drug trafficking.