Michael Harrigan II, a Chico resident, has pleaded guilty to two felony charges related to a large-scale drug dealing ...

A year after Californians voted for a conservative shift in criminal justice policy, they began to see the results.

A Van Nuys man accused of running a sophisticated narcotics pipeline into Ventura County is expected to serve 15 years in ...

Jose Trinidad Bueno Garcia pleads guilty to fentanyl and meth distribution in Ventura County, facing a 15-year sentence.

When Californians backed Proposition 36 — a ballot initiative requiring stiffer penalties on some theft offenses and mandating treatment for some repeat drug crimes — last November with 70% of the ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — It's been one year since California passed Proposition 36, letting nonviolent drug and low-level theft offenders choose rehabilitation over prison time. Downtown ...

Sign up for The Morning Report with all your must-read news for the day. Last year, California voters backed Proposition 36 to crack down on repeat drug and theft ...

Out of more than 320 Proposition 36 drug cases in San Mateo County — where repeat offenders can seek treatment in lieu of incarceration and a felony conviction — there have only been about a dozen ...

Placer County District Attorney Morgan Gire spoke about how Proposition 36 and a retail theft initiative have given Placer County additional tools to combat retail theft during a press conference at ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Retail theft in San Diego has dropped significantly over the past year, a trend local officials credit to Proposition 36, a statewide initiative targeting repeat offenders.