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PPIC: Kern County leads California in Prop 36 cases
The main study by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) shows Kern County has filed the most cases per 100,000 ...
Survey finds Kern County leads CA in Proposition 36 case filings per capita
Asurvey by the Public Policy Institute of Californiafound that Kern County has filed more Proposition 36 cases per capita ...
DA secures Kern's first Prop. 36 conviction
Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer announced Friday her office has secured its first jury-trial felony convictions under Proposition 36, the new state law that increases penalties for people ...
Davis Vanguard4d
Prop. 36 Drives Up Felony Charges for Retail Theft in California
Since Proposition 36 passed last November and went into effect in December, local law enforcement has begun to crack down on ...
San Diego Union-Tribune27d
Prop. 36 is California’s light at the end of a crime-ridden tunnel: Now we need to fund it.
Orange County drug dealer James Lee Studdert’s rap sheet is 97 pages long. In just the last five years, 54-year-old Studdert has racked up 86 prior drug convictions. Studdert has five prior ...
The Bakersfield Californian16d
DA secures Kern's first Prop. 36 conviction
Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer announced Friday her office has secured its first jury-trial felony convictions under Proposition 36, the new state law that increases penalties for ...