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Proposition 57

California Statewide • 2016 •  Initiative 

Passed

Result: 63.6% yes, 36.4% no

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This measure reclassified certain non-violent property and drug felonies as misdemeanors and allowed inmates currently serving sentences for these crimes to petition for resentencing. It also permitted individuals with past convictions for these offenses to apply to have their felony records reduced to misdemeanors.

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