CB CalBallot

Proposition 5

California Statewide • 2008 •  Initiative 

Failed

Result: 40.5% yes, 59.5% no

AI-generated plain-language summary

This initiative would have required drug treatment instead of incarceration for certain nonviolent drug possession offenses and would have shortened parole periods for nonviolent drug offenders. It also would have allocated state funds for drug treatment programs and allowed certain offenders to have their records expunged after completing treatment.

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