The legislators call the ballot measure an ‘expensive’ crime reform that will lead to more incarceration and the over-policing of underserved communities.
A group of progressive state lawmakers on Monday rallied against Proposition 36, a ballot measure they are calling an 'expensive' crime reform that will lead to the over-policing of underserved communities and incarcerate Californians at rates akin to the 1980s war on drugs.
Nancy Skinner , a member of the Progressive Caucus and fervent criminal justice reform advocate, supports the legislative package and has also been an outspoken opponent of the ballot measure. 'Sure, there was a bit of an uptick in crime after the pandemic,' said Skinner, referring to modest increases in property crimes after 2020, which saw the lowest level in decades. 'It completely disrupted all of us. Of course, we had disruption.
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