Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Proposition 47: George Gascon Wants to End California's 30-Year Incarceration Binge

California Voters to Decide on Sending Fewer Criminals to Prison. (The New York Times, 10/5/2014)
To its advocates — not only liberals and moderates, but also an evangelical conservative businessman who has donated more than $1 million to the campaign, calling it “a moral and ethical issue” — the measure injects a dose of common sense into a justice system gone off the tracks. 
“Law enforcement has been on an incarceration binge for 30 years, and it hasn’t worked,” said George Gascón, the San Francisco district attorney and a former police chief who, bucking most of his counterparts around the state, is the main sponsor along with a former police chief of San Diego.

League of Women Voters California Education FundProposition 47: Criminal Sentences. Misdemeanor Penalties.
  • The question:  Should the penalties for certain offenders convicted of non-serious, nonviolent crimes be reduced from felonies to misdemeanors? 
  • The situation
  • The proposal
  • Fiscal effect
  • A YES vote means
  • A NO vote means
  • Supporters say
  • Opponents say

The Darryl Johnson Show.  Although the creator of this video is not in favor of Proposition 47, he provides a wealth of balanced information.

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