Dust-Up: Proposition 5

Sept. 16, 2014 10:26 AM PT

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Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley and law professor Alex Kreit debate the California ballot measure that would expand treatment programs for drug offenders.

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Opinion Voices

What kind of prison relief does Prop. 5 promise?

Alex Kreit says California’s Prop. 5 would take some weight off prisons and jails without compromising safety. Steve Cooley says many of the offenders whom the initiative would divert into drug treatment belong behind bars.
Oct. 31, 2008
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Opinion Voices

Prop. 5: ‘Get out of jail free’ for criminals?

Steve Cooley says Proposition 5 would make it too easy for criminals to claim a drug-abuse problem and avoid punishment. Alex Kreit says better treatment of drug offenders would allow prisons to devote more resources to dangerous criminals.
Oct. 30, 2008

Dust-Up: Proposition 5

What kind of prison relief does Prop. 5 promise?

Prop. 5: ‘Get out of jail free’ for criminals?

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