Supporters of Prop. 36 say it would help the state address homelessness, drug addiction and retail theft. Its critics call it ...

Californians on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted for Proposition 36, a ballot measure that strengthens penalties for people who ...

Prop. 36 is an attempt to unwind Prop. 47, a prop passed 10 years ago in an effort to reduce California's prison overcrowding ...

The measure partly rolls back a progressive law passed by voters in 2014 that downgraded several nonviolent crimes to ...

Now, certain drug offenses and thefts under $950 can be classified as felonies rather than misdemeanors if the suspected ...

The measure gives judges the authority to order people with multiple drug charges into rehab and undoes some of the changes the state made 10 years ago.

He said his office has addressed organized retail theft and has been “very aggressive” in tackling hate crimes, human ...

A single man allegedly responsible for over a hundred retail thefts in San Jose is behind bars, police shared Monday.

Opponents say the measure is too restrictive on how money is spent in Sacramento. Prop. 36 (Retail theft and drug crimes) A ...

Anger over retail theft drives California voters to make certain shoplifting crimes felonies again.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Anger over retail theft drives California voters to make certain shoplifting crimes felonies again.

A homeless Alton man with a long criminal record faces multiple felony charges for theft and other incidents in Edwardsville.