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California Proposition 20 was a proposed initiated state statute on the ballot in the 2020 California elections. This initiative would have added more crimes to the list of non-violent felonies for which early parole is restricted, and would have required DNA collection for certain misdemeanors.[1]
According to its ballot summary, Proposition 20 would have
- limited access to parole programs established for non-violent offenders who have completed the full term of their primary offense by eliminating eligibility for certain offenses;
- changed the standards and requirements related to Parole in California;
- authorized felony charges in cases of retail theft where the value of stolen goods is between $250 and $950; and
- would have required individuals convicted of certain misdemeanors to submit DNA to a state database.
Proposition 20 was decisively rejected by 62% of Californians, a margin of 24 percentage points. Observers partly attributed its failure to the George Floyd protests bringing negative attention to punitive criminal justice policies.[2][3]
- ^ "California Proposition 20, Criminal Sentencing, Parole, and DNA Collection Initiative (2020)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
- ^ California's tough-on-crime movement runs into coronavirus, Floyd activism
- ^ Prop. 20, which would have toughened sentencing in criminal cases, is rejected by California voters
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