Proposition 36 would slash tens of millions of dollars from treatment programs while driving up incarcerations.
Proposition 36 taps into the public’s rightful frustration with homelessness, the prevalence of deadly fentanyl and the rise of organized retail crime. But, like some other poorly written initiatives, it presents solutions that are flawed, outdated and expensive.
Passing Proposition 36 would take California back decades — back to a time when simple drug possession was prosecuted as a felony, tens of thousands of lives were upended by overincarceration, and state and local governments wasted billions on jails and prisons as our inmate population skyrocketed. Accountability for engaging in criminal activity is essential. But there is a better way than Proposition 36.
Proposition 36 does not come cheap. The state’s non-partisan legislative analyst estimates the measure would cost the state from tens of millions of dollars to the low hundreds of millions of dollars annually, with no way to pay for it. That means cuts to services people depend on or tax increases to pay for more jails and prisons.Opinion: California has enough debt.
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