Proposition 5 will cut state costs. The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst estimates those savings at $2.5 billion or more. Prop. 5 safely eases prison overcrowding by investing in drug treatment - which costs much less than prison - for youth and nonviolent offenders. Prop. 5 provides treatment with strict accountability.
Prop. 5 is supported by the League of Women Voters of California, Consumer Federation of California, California Nurses Association, California Society of Addiction Medicine, California Federation of Teachers - and many others.
Prop. 5 is opposed by the state prison guards' union, which has contributed almost $2 million for deceptive TV ads. Prison guards benefit from prison overcrowding and new prison building, but California loses.
Vote Yes on Prop. 5!
Prop. 5 TV Ad: “Party’s Over” (taking on the prison guards)
- Cut state costs by $2.5 billion by reducing prison overcrowding and prison construction
- Provide drug treatment for youth
- Improve and expand treatment for nonviolent offenders
- Reduce prison overcrowding safely, with common-sense solutions
- Make a commitment to rehabilitation for prisoners and parolees
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