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Press Release - 12/04/2001
New Report on Arizona Drug Treatment Law Encouraging for Prop. 36, Similar Measures
LOS ANGELES, December 4 — The sponsors of California’s Proposition 36 and several similar new ballot measures around the country today cheered the results of the second official report on Arizona’s Proposition 200, the forerunner of the California measure requiring drug treatment instead of jail time for first- and second-time drug possession offenders.
Dave Fratello, who managed the campaign for Proposition 36, said, “Arizona has the most experience with a law that grants a right to treatment instead of jail, and the state continues to have positive results. Treatment success rates exceed expectations, and Arizona is saving millions of dollars in jail and prison costs. That is the promise of measures like Prop. 36, and it is already the reality in Arizona.”
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News Clippings
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This link will take you to an automatically updated database of news articles related to Prop.36. By clicking on this link, a new window will open to take you to this site. click here...
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How It Works
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Click here to view a graphical explanation of how a person goes through court-supervised drug treatment under Prop 36. (PDF document only, requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.)View the PDF...
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Short Summary
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Drugs. Probation and Treatment Program. Initiative Statute.
Requires probation and drug treatment, not incarceration, for
possession, use, transportation for personal use of controlled substances and similar parole violations, except sale or manufacture. Authorizes dismissal
of charges after completion of treatment. Fiscal Impact: Net annual
savings of $100 million dollars to $150 million dollars to the state,
and about $40 million dollars to local governments. Potential
avoidance of one-time capital outlay costs to the state of $450
million dollars to $550 million dollars.
Complete, Official Ballot Pamphlet Materials (Summary, Legislative Analyst's Report, and Pro/Con Arguments...
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Impact Analysis
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Review by the Office of the Legislative Analyst and Department of Finance
How many people are affected by Prop. 36? How does it promise to save nearly $200 million per year? Read this brief but thorough analysis by the impartial Legislative Analyst to find out Read the report here...
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Endorsements
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For a current list of Organizations and Individuals who Endorse Prop. 36, click here...
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Television Spots
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Watch The Television Spots in support of Prop 36 Click here
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