Sacramento sheriff slams Newsom and Democratic lawmakers over crime policy
Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper is publicly breaking with California Gov. It also rolled back portions of Proposition 47, the 2014 initiative that reduced penalties for many theft and drug possession offenses and has long been criticized by law enforcement as adding to repeat offending.“Not one statewide official supported it. And that’s troubling,” Cooper said.Although sheriff’s departments and prosecutors have begun enforcing the law, Cooper argued the state has failed to provide enough money to make it work.Advertisement“The issue is no funding,” he said.
- ▪Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper is publicly breaking with California Gov.
- ▪It also rolled back portions of Proposition 47, the 2014 initiative that reduced penalties for many theft and drug possession offenses and has long been criticized by law enforcement as adding to repeat offending.“Not one statewide official
- ▪And that’s troubling,” Cooper said.Although sheriff’s departments and prosecutors have begun enforcing the law, Cooper argued the state has failed to provide enough money to make it work.Advertisement“The issue is no funding,” he said.
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Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper is publicly breaking with California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and Democratic lawmakers over crime policy, accusing state leaders of failing to back tougher enforcement despite growing voter demand.In a wide-ranging interview on California Politics 360, Cooper said California has not gone far enough to address repeat theft, drug crime, domestic violence, and the state’s mental health diversion system, arguing that elected officials have prioritized criminal justice reforms over victims.
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