Proposition 47 a "historical passage"

Local organizations joined forces with other proponents to mobilize enough voters to pass Proposition 47, the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act, which calls for misdemeanor rather than felony charges for some non-violent drug and property offenses. Now Kern County grassroots groups can envision the impact that sentencing reform will have on the state's excessive prison population. “By passing Proposition 47, California is the first state in the nation to end felony sentencing for a select group of non-serious and nonviolent crimes.” Read this and what you need to know about the plan on South Kern Sol.