One item not mentioned at all in the state budget is causing a stir for some conservative lawmakers and law enforcement ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed closing another prison in his revised budget proposal. Newsom didn’t specify which prison could be closing, but did propose that it could happen by October 2026. The ...

SB 319 would require the state to track the costs of mandated treatment programs for addicted and/or mentally ill people ...

His early January budget proposal included no extra money for treatment, probation or other court-related costs incurred by ...

District Attorney Nathan Hochman on Wednesday hailed what he called the success of the tough-on-crime Proposition 36.

Gov. Gavin Newsom said two factors are largely to blame for a $12 billion budget shortfall facing California: expanding ...

California’s falling incarcerated population has allowed Gov. Gavin Newsom to close four state prisons. Now he’s calling for ...

The governor should set aside $400 million in his May Revise to implement Prop. 36, which increases sentences for certain ...

Supporters of Proposition 36 argued it would connect repeat drug offenders with treatment to avoid jail time. Four months in, ...

California Democrats backtrack on sex trafficking legislation after public outcry forces policy reversal on AB379.

Nearly five months ago, law enforcement authorities across San Diego County started enforcing Proposition 36, which aimed to ...

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a Republican candidate for governor, is making his case to voters across California ...