Chief Deputy District Attorney for Los Angeles County
Chief Deputy District Attorney for Los Angeles CountyPROFILE
John Spillane
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Proposition 5 Proposition 5 promises treatment instead of incarceration for kids with drug problems and non-violent drug criminals. Parolees and prisoners would get treatment too. The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst says the treatment programs would cost a billion dollars a year while saving at least that amount on jails and prisons.
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