Giving 50,000 Californians a fresh start with greater access to employment and services that will help them be productive members of the community.
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REGION | Statewide |
ISSUE AREA | Crime and Justice |
PARTNERS | California Calls, Californians for Safety and Justice, Community Coalition, Ella Baker Center, Advancement Project California |
RELATED INDICATORS | Access to re-entry services, incarceration, perception of safety |
Proposition 47 passed with 58% of the vote, reducing five non-violent, low level crimes to misdemeanors and giving 50,000 Californians a fresh start with greater access to employment and services that will help them be productive members of the community. Prop 47 doesn’t just impact people who have been incarcerated; it benefits all of our communities. It redirects hundreds of millions of dollars a year away from prisons and into programs that prevent crime – K-12 education, victim services, mental health services and substance abuse rehabilitation. It also moves funds from probation sheriff’s budget into community based proven re-entry and prevention services.
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