Cayla Mihalovich
ReporterCayla Mihalovich is a justice reporter for CalMatters. She is a California Local News fellow and a graduate of the UC Berkeley School of Journalism, where she studied investigative reporting and audio storytelling.
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Polling is looking favorable for Proposition 36…the statewide tough-on-crime ballot measure that would increase punishments for certain drug and theft crimes. The measure also offers some repeat drug offenders a choice, between treatment or incarceration. -
Prop. 36 pledges to send more people convicted of drug possession to treatment instead of prison. Behavioral health directors say that’s easier said than done with workforce shortages across the state.
