Prop 47 removed the stick of jail if someone was caught with drugs because it turned the crime from a felony to a misdemeanor. CalMatters explains, "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." This is why the drug problem is so pervasive across the state. It's an incentive issue less than it is an addiction issue.
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