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California's Prop 47 is flipping the script on what ‘public safety’ means by prioritizing people over punishment — watch John Legend break down how it’s already helping communities in California
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For decades, California’s prisons have been in crisis, severely overcrowded, and costing the state $11 billion annually. In response, California voters passed Proposition 47, a groundbreaking new policy to send less people to prison for low-level crimes and invest the money saved back into communities.

So, is Prop 47 working?

The answer is yes. Since it passed, Prop 47 has reduced incarceration in the nation's most populous state by more than 20,000 people annually—without making crime go up. It’s also reallocated more than $600 million from the state prisons budget into community safety solutions like preventing violence, providing mental health support, and treating addiction.

In short, California invested in public safety by reimagining what public safety actually means.

Now, imagine if more states did this.

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