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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Proposition 36 is present successful effect, expanding penalties for theft and cause arrests.
"Accountability is present and consequences are coming," Fresno County Sheriff John Zanoni said.
California voters passed Prop 36 by much than 68% successful November.
"It's a beardown connection to our legislators successful Sacramento who person been precise brushed and lax connected holding criminals accountable," Zanoni said.
It revokes large parts of Proposition 47 - which was passed by California voters backmost successful 2014.
Under Prop 47, theft nether $950 could lone beryllium prosecuted arsenic a misdemeanor. Offenders were fixed a summons and sent connected their way. Shoplifting has soared by 28% implicit the past 5 years.
Prop 36 besides introduces stricter sentencing for cause dealers. Zanoni said cause offenders volition present look consequences.
"Drug dealers oregon cause traffickers that person fentanyl and these unsafe drugs retired there, you're going to person to station bail. You're going to person to walk immoderate clip successful jail," Zanoni said.
Madera County District Attorney Sally Moreno said tiny section businesses volition payment from the passing of Prop 36.
"It's the mom-and-pop stores, the tiny retail shops that are deed astir heavily," Moreno said.
Moreno said the instrumentality volition support the assemblage safer.
"It gives america the tools we request to bring justness and to bring information backmost to our communities," Moreno said.
But Governor Gavin Newsom opposed Prop 36 and said it volition outgo taxpayers excessively much. He said it volition pb to wide incarceration.
"A fast-track to authorities situation and $100 to $130,000 per twelvemonth the taxpayers volition carnivore with nary existent outcomes being sub-optimal for non-violent possession of drugs? I can't successful bully conscience enactment it," Newsom said.
