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SOCIAL JUSTICE COALITION CHALLENGES PROP 36 SURVEY FINDINGS
Poll after poll in California shows that likely voters support Proposition 36, the ballot measure to reinstate felony penalties for certain drug- and theft-related criminal charges.
The Public Policy Institute of California found that nearly three quarters (73%) of likely voters are a yes on Prop.
36. A UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies survey found a more modest 60% in favor.
The pendulum of criminal justice sentiment in California appears to be swinging back toward “tough on crime.”
But is it really?
One group that opposes the ballot measure — the Million Voters Project — contends that the pollsters are neglecting crucial California demographics: low-income people, young people, people of color and the formerly incarcerated.
The coalition says that its volunteers have spoken with a quarter million voters across the state about Proposition 36, “from