A movement is underway to reform a decade-old California crime bill that opponents say has wreaked havoc on the state, while a “critical' supporter is running for president.
A movement is underway to reform a decade-old California crime law that opponents on both sides of the political aisle say has wreaked havoc on the state, while a 'critical' supporter of the measure is running for president. The 2014 law, Proposition 47, reclassified a number of felonies, including retail and property theft, as misdemeanors. Under Prop 47, petty theft of goods valued at under $950 is classified as a misdemeanor, even for multiple offenses.
Kamala Harris is not a hardliner ,' Douglas Eckenrod, a former deputy director of parole for the California prison system, told NBC News. 'Prop 47 couldn’t happen without the AG’s office support. Her support of it was literally critical.
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