Title

RESTRICTS PAROLE FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES CURRENTLY CONSIDERED TO BE NON-VIOLENT. AUTHORIZES FELONY SENTENCES FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES CURRENTLY TREATED ONLY AS MISDEMEANORS. INITIATIVE STATUTE.

Proposition Summary

Limits access to parole program established for non-violent offenders who have completed the full term of their primary offense by eliminating eligibility for certain offenses. Fiscal Impact: Increase in state and local correctional, court, and law enforcement costs likely in the tens of millions of dollars annually, depending on implementation.

Proposition Number

20

Year

2020

Document Type

Proposition

Election Type

General Election

Proposition Type

INITIATIVE STATUTE

For Author

PATRICIA WENSKUNAS, Founder Crime Survivors, Inc. NINA SALARNO BESSELMAN, President Crime Victims United of California CHRISTINE WARD, Director Crime Victims Alliance

Against Author

TINISCH HOLLINS, California Director Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice WILLIAM LANDSDOWNE, Police Chief (ret.) City of San Diego MICHAEL COHEN, Director of Finance (fmr.) State of California

Rebuttal Author

DIANA BECTON, District Attorney Contra Costa County RENEE WILLIAMS, Executive Director National Center for Victims of Crime TINISCH HOLLINS, California Director Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice

Rebuttal Against Author

FRANK LEE, President Organization for Justice and Equality ERIC R. NUÑEZ, President California Police Chiefs Association PATRICIA WENSKUNAS, Founder Crime Survivors Inc.

Recommended Citation

RESTRICTS PAROLE FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES CURRENTLY CONSIDERED TO BE NON-VIOLENT. AUTHORIZES FELONY SENTENCES FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES CURRENTLY TREATED ONLY AS MISDEMEANORS. INITIATIVE STATUTE. California Proposition 20 (2020).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_props/1385