Proposition 47 removed the threat of jail time for simple drug possession. Now participation in drug courts is way down.
By clicking subscribe, you agree to share your email address with CalMatters to receive marketing, updates, and other emails.Last year, Yolo County tried an experiment: No one arrested for simple drug possession would be prosecuted or sent to drug court. Instead, those arrested with drugs were directed to the county health department.
Without the threat of potential jail time, people just weren’t showing up – participation in Yolo County’s drug court is down 86% since 2014. The rise and fall of drug courts in California has been a 30-year saga, with California’s first contemporary drug court opening in Alameda County in 1991 — the nation’s second.
After its so-called failed experiment last year, Yolo County is attempting to combat sinking drug court participation.
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