What is the new Prop 47?
Now with the passage of Proposition 47, prosecutors cannot charge a forgery involving less than $950 as a felony unless the defendant has a criminal record. The measure both affects future convictions and allows for people currently incarcerated for crimes covered by the measure to petition for re-sentencing.
What new crime did Proposition 47 create?
Shoplifting
The new provisions include: Shoplifting. The proposition added Penal Code section 459.5 to create a new misdemeanor offense called “shoplifting,” punishable by up to 6 months in county jail.
What does Proposition 47 say?
Proposition 47 was passed into law, with the November 4, 2014 California election. It requires that defendants are sentenced to misdemeanors, instead of felonies, for “non-serious, nonviolent crimes,” unless the defendant has prior convictions for murder, rape, certain sex offenses or certain gun crimes.
What is the reason for Prop 47?
On November 4, 2014, California voters passed Proposition 47, a law that changed certain low-level crimes from potential felonies to misdemeanors. The savings from reduced incarceration costs will be invested into drug and mental health treatment, programs for at-risk students in K-12 schools, and victim services.
What does Prop 57 mean for inmates?
Under the terms of Prop 57, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation must allow for defendants convicted of certain non-violent crimes to be considered for parole upon completing their sentence for the primary offense.
Who introduced Prop 47?
On Tuesday, Democratic Assemblymember Rudy Salas of Bakersfield introduced a bill that, if passed by state lawmakers and a majority of voters, would reverse a key aspect of Prop. 47 by moving the felony threshold for petty theft and shoplifting from $950 back to $400.
Who pushed Prop 47?
Assemblymember Rudy Salas
Assemblymember Rudy Salas (D) introduced a bill that would reduce the dollar amount for petty theft to be considered a felony from $950 to $400. If passed by the state legislature, it would be placed on the ballot and would need to receive voter approval.
Is Prop 47 a policy?
Proposition 47 (Prop 47) was a ballot measure passed by California voters on November 5, 2014. The law made some non-violent property crimes, where the value does not exceed $950, into misdemeanors. It also made some simple drug possession offenses into misdemeanors.
Do prisoners get money when released in California?
Sydney Kamlager, a state senator representing Los Angeles, is introducing legislation Friday to bump up the “gate money” – funds that people released from state prisons are given – from $200 to nearly $2,600.
Can you legally steal in California?
YES: In 2014, California adopted Proposition 47 which made thefts of $950 or less a misdemeanor. Once thieves realized they were not going to be arrested and certainly not prosecuted for stealing less than $950 of merchandise, they started brazenly stealing.
Is Prop 47 good?
Five years after California voters embraced a ballot measure aimed at sending fewer people to prison and investing more in victims services, schools and treatment programs, Proposition 47 is projected to save a record $122.5 million next fiscal year by keeping 4,569 inmates out of state prisons.