Lawmakers back jail terms for drug offenders despite Prop. 36

~ Jason Schwartz

I wrote something about this a few weeks back. Proposal 36 in California was passed by California voters in 200 and required that the state offer treatment as an alternative to jail or prison for most nonviolent drug offenders.

Ballot mandated funding for Prop. 36 ended this year and the California legislature had to decide what to do. They’ve passed new funding for it but want to allow short, instant jail sentences for probation violators. The Drug Policy Alliance is prepared to fight them on any incarceration for relapses.

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Published by Jason Schwartz

I have been an addiction professional and social worker since 1994. I started blogging in 2005 as the Clinical Director at Dawn Farm. I currently serve as the Director of Social Work and Spiritual Care for a healthcare system. I've also served as the Director of Behavioral Health at another hospital. I'm also a lecturer at Eastern Michigan University’s School of Social Work. Views expressed here are my own. Keep in mind that the field, the contexts in which the field operates, and my views have changed over time.