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Pros And Cons Of Proposition 47

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Karson Steitz Collard English October 16, 2014 Finance Test rewrite Summary Proposition 47 is a new but very relevant issue which is insisting to reclassify some felonies to misdemeanors. Which will give roughly 10,000 inmates a chance to be released since their crime could be reclassified. As well as create a fund for schools and neighborhoods which means more money will go towards schools and police enforcement so that they can buy more supplies as well as the fund that go towards police enforcement so that they can patrol more places so that the city streets can be safer which is why it is called the safe school and neighborhood act. Facts and proposed budget The primary issue for proposition 47 is that it gives the eligibility to thousands of inmate’s early release. As well as redirects hundreds of millions to public schools and rehab treatment facilities. Proposition 47 will hire hundreds of more police officers but simultaneously release around 10,000 inmates back on the streets it is very contradicting. It gives more money to public schools to spend on necessities but not all schools need that extra money and the schools that do need it , is nearly impossible to spend all of it so where does the extra money go. …show more content…

This proposition gives criminals a strong opportunity to commit the crimes and at the same time receive fewer consequences. Because under this proposition it makes judges treat every criminals as if it were their first time going to court all though it could be their fourth time. Proposition 47 supports criminals in an unrealistic way. What I mean is that they are putting a lot of trust in to the recently accused felonies by releasing them for their changed crime to an

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