Sam Lewis, Executive Director of the Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC), appeared on ABC 7 San Francisco to discuss the importance of voting “No” on Proposition 36. Prop 36, which is up for a vote in November, aims to increase sentences for certain drug and theft crimes.
During his appearance, Lewis emphasized the dangers associated with Prop 36, particularly its potential to reverse decades of progress in criminal justice reform and lead to more people experiencing homelessness and poverty being given harsher sentences for minor offenses.
“Instead, we’re trying to find faster ways to lock people up and go back to mass incarceration,” Lewis said during the segment. “That’s not going to work for us. We’re criminalizing homelessness. We’re criminalizing poverty. Is that what America is about? Is that what California is about?”
For more information about the dangers of Prop 36 and why people should vote NO, please visit: https://stopprisonscam.org/
