Matt Mahan joins SF Mayor London Breed in in supporting reform measure on November ballot, citing unintended consequences of mass-incarceration reform
Every single person reading this will likely pass by someone living, and suffering, on the streets today. I could not have said the same thing with certainty 10 years ago.
Prop. 47 has generated serious, costly, and sometimes deadly unintended consequences, and it is time for reform. There are many reasons for this, but one key reason is that Prop. 47 limited the ability of judges to order those caught up in the criminal-justice system into drug and alcohol treatment. It also dramatically reduced the incentive for many in the criminal-justice system to enter and stay in treatment as an alternative to incarceration.
Pelosi enters DNC with one goal: 'Let’s win, baby' The longtime political power broker is making Democrats’ case this week. Despite promoting progressives at home, Pelosi is emphasizing unity at the party's national co… If we want to treat homelessness like the crisis it has become, as California Gov. Gavin Newsom is so strongly urging, we need to get more people into treatment. That’s what Proposition 36 will allow. But addressing the spike in homelessness is not the only reason we must reform Prop. 47 by supporting Prop. 36 on our November ballot.
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