Tough-on-crime proposals and politicians won in California, Arizona, Georgia, and elsewhere across the country.

Criminal justice policy advocates caution against viewing the election results as a referendum against reform.

County officials say they have cut inmate numbers by 14% over the past year, yet jails still operate at up to 145% capacity.

Vice President Kamala Harris frequently touted her prosecutorial bona fides on the campaign trail, probably sensing political ...

Mayors Matt Mahan of San Jose and Todd Gloria of San Diego were leading voices in support of Proposition 36. California still ...

Voters are asking elected officials for real solutions to crime, homelessness and the overdose crisis — not mass ...

Proposition 6 is a measure that would have amended California’s Constitution to “bar slavery in any form and repeal a current provision allowing involuntary servitude,” the latter being the ability to ...

While many states focused on issues like abortion and immigration throughout this election cycle, voters in California and ...

Ballots are still being counted in California, but Proposition 36 has already passed. The measure restores felony status to ...

The results of California’s 2024 elections are (mostly) in, and they reveal something astonishing: Californians just voted ...

Despite Gov. Gavin Newsom’s warning that Proposition 36 would revert California to “1980s-era” policies and his urging voters ...