Remove the Barriers Stop Spending Millions on Prisons Proposition 47 prevent crime with tax dollars
On November 4, 2014, California voters passed Proposition 47, a law that changed certain low-level crimes from potential felonies to misdemeanors. The savings from reduced incarceration costs will be invested into drug and mental health treatment, programs for at-risk students in K-12 schools, and victim services. Individuals with a prior felony record for any of the following low-level, nonviolent offenses or who are currently serving time for the following crimes may qualify to change their record or their sentence to a misdemeanor: Simple drug possession Petty theft under $950 Shoplifting under $950 Forging or writing a bad check under $950… Continue reading
