CBS News California takes a closer look at the drug component of the high-profile Proposition 36 to fact-check claims about the ballot measure from supporters and opponents.
Proposition 36 -- also known as The Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act -- aims to revive drug court participation and increase penalties for certain theft and drug offenses in California. Supporters of Proposition 36 say it will force people into treatment and get them off the street. Opponents, including Gov. Gavin Newsom , argue that it will fill up jails and mark a return to the 1980s war on drugs.
' A Rand Corporation study of five California counties — Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced and Santa Clara — earlier this year found that the availability of treatment beds varies and, in some cases, facilities with available beds don't accept people with criminal records. In a statement sent to CBS News California, the No on Proposition 36 campaign claimed that '22 counties have no residential treatment facilities,' echoing a statement made by Newsom in August.
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