Survey Shows Majority of Californians Support Prop. 36 to Strengthen Penalties for Drug, Theft Crimes

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Proponents of the Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act gather in front of the attorney general's office in Sacramento, Calif., on June 12, 2024. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times

Approximately 71 percent of likely voters in California support Proposition 36, the citizens’ initiative that would repeal some criminal justice reforms enacted by voters a decade ago, according to a survey released on Sept. 19 by the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC).

Prop. 36—known as the Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act—would increase penalties for repeat offenders of some drug and theft crimes.