Approximately 71 percent of likely voters in California support Proposition 36, the citizens’ initiative that would repeal some criminal justice reforms enacted by voters a decade ago, according to a survey released Sept. 19 by the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC).
Prop. 36—known as the Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act—would increase penalties for repeat offenders of some drug and theft crimes.
The proposition aims to amend laws set by Proposition 47—which voters passed in 2014 to reduce prison populations by changing some crimes from felonies to misdemeanors.
Support was recorded in all demographic groups.
“Everyone across the board seems to be in support,” Deja Thomas, a survey analyst with the institute, said in response to a question from The Epoch Times during a webinar announcing the findings….