California voters were expected to line up solidly behind Proposition 36, the ballot measure aimed at toughening punishments for serial theft and fentanyl dealing, making good on myriad polls heading into Election Day that showed over 70% support for the ...

Proposition 36, one of this year’s most high-profile and divisive ballot measures in California, has been approved by voters with overwhelming support. The law will enact harsher penalties for repeat theft and drug crimes,

California voters will soon decide the fate of Proposition 36, weighing whether to roll back criminal justice reforms from a contentious 2014 ballot measure that lessened the penalties for some crimes including theft and drug possession.