News (Media Awareness Project) - US CA: Proposition 36 |
| Title: | US CA: Proposition 36 |
| Published On: | 2001-05-05 |
| Source: | San Jose Mercury News (CA) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-26 16:26:54 |
PROPOSITION 36
District attorneys and public defenders have agreed not to agree on
California's controversial treatment-not-jail initiative.
THE LAW: Proposition 36 mandates that the courts begin diverting the first
of about 37,000 offenders per year into treatment at outpatient clinics and
group homes, instead of sentencing them to jail, beginning July 1.
WHOM IT AFFECTS: Non-violent drug and alcohol offenders.
CONTROVERSY: Divisive points that include length of term, wording in the
firearm clause and cancellation of treatment.
District attorneys and public defenders have agreed not to agree on
California's controversial treatment-not-jail initiative.
THE LAW: Proposition 36 mandates that the courts begin diverting the first
of about 37,000 offenders per year into treatment at outpatient clinics and
group homes, instead of sentencing them to jail, beginning July 1.
WHOM IT AFFECTS: Non-violent drug and alcohol offenders.
CONTROVERSY: Divisive points that include length of term, wording in the
firearm clause and cancellation of treatment.
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