Photo taken from LA times piece, Proposition 36 created, “treatment mandated felonies”. What it really created is a complicated mess.
Los Angeles Times columnist Anita Chabria recently spoke with CJCJ’s Maureen Washburn for a piece on Proposition 36, and problems regarding its “treatment mandated felonies”. Maureen is our Senior Policy Manager, and the author of Prop 36 Promised Treatment. It’s Delivering Incarceration.
“The big promise of Proposition 36 was that folks struggling with addiction could have access to treatment, complete that treatment, and then it wouldn’t impact their record. But what we’re seeing is like less than 1% of people have realized that benefit. Instead, many, many more are getting arrested.”
Read the full article, Proposition 36 created ‘treatment-mandated felonies.’ What it really created is a complicated mess on the Los Angeles Times today.