The sentencing reform initiatives calls for drug treatment as an alternative to more incarceration. Democrats appear in no ...

One item not mentioned at all in the state budget is causing a stir for some conservative lawmakers and law enforcement ...

He is being absolutely recalcitrant because the voters didn’t vote the way he wanted them to and the way he told them to,” said one Republican lawmaker.

The revised budget that Governor Gavin Newsom released Wednesday does not include direct funding for Proposition 36 — just ...

Fresno County officials are concerned that Governor Gavin Newsom’s May Revise did not include state funding for the ...

Proposition 36, a crime and drug treatment initiative passed by California voters, has been met with resistance from Governor ...

His early January budget proposal included no extra money for treatment, probation or other court-related costs incurred by ...

Supporters of Proposition 36 argued it would connect repeat drug offenders with treatment to avoid jail time. Four months in, ...

The governor is calling for closure of an unspecified prison as a cost-saving measure. The state’s inmate population is down ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed closing another prison in his revised budget proposal. Newsom didn’t specify which prison could be closing, but did propose that it could happen by October 2026. The ...

It appears that California’s leading Democrats prefer ... “The Governor’s budget not only fails to add dedicated funding for Proposition 36—it actually cuts funds currently being used ...