CBS News California takes a closer look at the drug component of the high-profile Proposition 36 to fact-check claims about ...

Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer talked about how she hopes Proposition 36 will improve the criminal justice ...

Nearly a month after Proposition 36 went into effect in California, leaders from cities across the state are calling for a ...

The voter-approved initiative just went into effect, with the immediate impact expected in charging decisions over theft and ...

This year-long investigation by CBS News California investigative correspondent Julie Watts examines the many components of California's new tougher-on-crime law.

A Hesperia man faces charges including drug possession and illegal firearm possession after a search warrant was executed at ...

Proposition 36 exacerbates homelessness, addiction, and poverty in California by prioritizing incarceration over ...

Officers in Galt, CA, arrested two suspects, Hung Nguyen and Amanda Rivas, for a shoplifting incident at SaveMart.

The Seal Beach Police Department in California released video footage of how the newly passed Proposition 36 changed shoplifting for two alleged thieves accused of stealing hundreds of dollars worth ...

Proposition 36, which increases punishments for some retail theft and drug possession offenses, went into effect Wednesday morning in California. Voters overwhelmingly passed the prop back in ...