Perspective
Feb. 13, 2015
Prop. 47 is just the beginning
The initiative has already made a big impact on the justice system and it has demonstrated, without a doubt, that there has been a large-scale shift in attitudes among California voters about criminal justice. By Lenore Anderson
In newsrooms and courthouses across the state, many people are talking about Proposition 47, the unprecedented California ballot initiative that voters passed last November. The attention is warranted: Prop. 47 is the first time voters anywhere have opted to reclassify multiple low-level crimes from felonies to misdemeanors for the express purpose of reducing incarceration and prison spending. The law has already made a big impact on the justic...
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