Inside the Ballot: Propositions 17 & 20

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

FOXFORTY'S ASHLEY ZAVALA EXPLAINSWHAT IT COULD MEAN FOR YOU.PROPOSITION 20 AIMS TOBOOST PENALTIES FOR CERTAINPROPERTY CRIMES LIKE SERIALSHOPLIFTING AND CAR THEFTMAKING THEM FELONIES INSTEADOF MISDEMEANORS, IT ALSOINCREASES PENALTIES FOR THOSEWHO VIOLATE PAROLE 3 TIMES.

ITALSO ADDS TO THE LIST OFFELONIES DISQUALIFYING INMATESELIGIBLE FOR EARLY RELEASE,INCLUDING CHILD ABUSE DOMESTICVIOLENCE AND HATE CRIMESSUPPORTERS SAY THE INITIATIVEOVERALL MAKES ADJUSTMENTS TO ASET OF LAWS THAT WERE PASSEDIN AN ATTEMPT TO SLOW MASSINCARCERATION, WHICH THEY SAYTOOK AWAY SOME IMPORTANT LAWENFORCEMENT TOOLS ELIMINATINGACTION.SO SOME LOW LEVEL THEPROBLEM WITH THAT DEPARTMENTOF JUSTICE THE COLLECTION OFDNA FROM LOW LEVEL OFFENDERSSAW VIOLENT CRIMES LIKE RAPEMURDER.

CRIME SOLVING BUTOPPONENTS ARGUE PROP 20 ROLLSBACK EFFECTIVE CRIMINALJUSTICE REFORMS AND COULD BECOSTLY NOTING IT CAN COSTMILLIONS ANNUALLY IT'S APRISON SPENDING THEY THEPROPONENTS OF THIS MEASUREHAVE MANAGED TO.ASH ABOUT 30 YEARS OFFAILED CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICYINTO INITIATIVE ANOTHERPROPOSITION ON NOVEMBER'SBALLOT PROP 17 WOULD GIVECALIFORNIA IS ON PAROLE.

THERIGHT TO VOTE SUPPORTERS NOTE19 OTHER STATES ALLOW PEOPLETO VOTE ONCE A PRISON SENTENCEIS COMPLETED EVERY VOICE EVERYPERSON HAS BEEN TAKEN INTOCONSIDERATION FROM REPUBLICANSDEMOCRATS INDEPENDENTS,WHATEVER YOU MAY WANT TO LABELTHE MASS.I THINK THAT THAT HAS HAS ACOUNTRY THAT WE NEED THAT WENEED TO LET MAKE SURE THATEVERYBODY HAS REGARDLESS OF.SOCIAL STATUS OPPONENTSWARN THIS GIVE SERIOUSCRIMINALS, THE ABILITY TO VOTESOONER IF THE RIGHT TO VOTEHAS BEEN IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO