Deputy Public Defender Craig's attempt to reduce charges against her client was denied by Judge Rosenberg, with the accused facing one felony count for possession of hard drugs with two prior ...

Eight hundred twenty-two felony cases. That is how many felony theft and drug cases the Kern County District Attorney’s ...

San Diego police data reveals that a third of people arrested for Proposition 36 drug and theft violations in the law’s ...

Prosecutors are holding repeat offenders to a tougher standard the voters allowed when they passed Proposition 36.

California's property crime rate has fallen to historic lows, despite claims from supporters of Prop. 36 that the measure was needed to address rising crime, and the state's progress on public safety ...

Sacramento Sheriff Jim Cooper, speaking for the sheriff's association, says the number for the Proposition 36 funding is a slap in the face to voters.

A man on probation was arrested in east Bakersfield last week after attempting to flee from officers from the Kern County Probation Department, and was later ...

State lawmakers, law enforcement, and victim advocates gathered at the California State Capitol on Wednesday to call for more funding for Proposition 36, specifically for court-mandated treatment ...

A man on post-release supervision was arrested last Thursday after probation officers said they found a handgun, suspected methamphetamine, and evidence of drug ...

Proposition 36, which passed with nearly 70% of the vote, allows county prosecutors to bring felony charges against those caught using drugs or stealing property of any value if they have been ...