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Even CA Moved Right with Pro-Prison Ballot Measure Funded by Retail Giants (scheerpost.com)

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Amid the onslaught of dismal news on Election Day, Californians passed a “tough-on-crime” ballot initiative that will lengthen sentences for some theft and drug crimes — a policy that equity-focused advocates warn will vastly increase incarceration rates in the state. Proposition 36 — also known as the Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act — passed overwhelmingly 70-30 at the ballot box.

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[–] thirdbase@lazysoci.al 4 points 1 week ago

So disappointed in my state. Even though we're a blue state, we still eat up the propaganda. We also couldn't even end forced prison labor and i don't think anyone was even advocating for it