Inland Empire voters approved Proposition 36 with 75% of votes—just slightly more than the statewide approval of 70%.
The crime reform package will lower the bar to bring felony charges for thefts, help bring murder charges for drug dealers whose clients overdose and mandate drug treatment programs for first- and second-time offenders.
In San Bernardino County, the proposition was approved 308,032 yes votes to 102,902 noes. In Riverside County, it was approved 387,444 to 130,517.
The reform will require those convicted of drug use to undergo a drug treatment program, at the completion of which their criminal case would be dismissed.
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