Criminal
Nov. 15, 2014
Support grows to end excessive punishment
The success of California's Proposition 47 - the ballot initiative that reduces penalties for drug possession and certain property crimes - may mark a new day for criminal justice reform. By Nazgol Ghandnoosh
The success of California's Proposition 47 - the ballot initiative that reduces penalties for drug possession and certain property crimes - may mark a new day for criminal justice reform. With a 58 percent victory margin, voters rejected some of the excesses of the "tough on crime" era. Prop. 47 signaled, according to the editorial board of the Los Angeles Times, that voters are no longer "in the same fearful, punishing moo...
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