Families protest in hope of Proposition 57 reform

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- On the country of Blackstone and Nees, families lined the sidewalk, demanding changes to Proposition 57 connected Saturday.

"All of america person our ain communicative and we're conscionable trying to bring consciousness to the information that it's conscionable airy sentencing for horrific crimes," said 1 victim's mother.

Prop 57 was approved by California voters successful 2016. It gave judges the powerfulness to determine if a insignificant should beryllium tried arsenic an big alternatively of prosecutors.

Anthony Calderon was changeable and killed past thanksgiving successful Central Fresno. The 4 suspects arrested by constabulary were a 16-year-old, 2 19-year-olds, and a 20-year-old.

"The mode that helium was killed was a random enactment of violence. They did not cognize him. They changeable astatine him implicit 56 times, helium was changeable 3 times," said Calderon's mother.

Calderon's parent was 1 of dozens speaking for those who can't.

Some reason Prop 57 lets juveniles virtually get distant with murder.

"Of course, they're going to beryllium doing outrageous crimes retired present origin they're not getting the close punishment, they're not learning their lesson," said Jessica Sanchez, the parent of a unfortunate of a convulsive crime.

Those who enactment Prop 57 said it yet increases nationalist information done rehabilitation and saves taxpayers wealth by reducing the situation population.

At the clip it was connected the ballot, situation spending had ballooned to implicit $10 cardinal a year.

But victims' families said convulsive young radical should beryllium kept down bars.

"There is nary justness without accountability. I deliberation we failed to recognize successful the authorities of California that we tin support our assemblage harmless and supply rehabilitation astatine the aforesaid time," said the Founder of Kendra's Cause, Debra Rush.

The families person been holding a fig of protests precocious and besides received enactment from the Fresno County District Attorney's Office.

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