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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    A Year of Prop 47

    It’s been a year since Proposition 47 passed. That’s the measure that reduced some drug and property crimes from felonies to misdemeanors. Some critics are blaming it for an increase in crime. They also say it reduces the incentive for drug users to enter court-ordered rehab.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Nov 6, 2015 • 1 min read

    It’s been a year since Proposition 47 passed. That’s the measure that reduced some drug and property crimes from felonies to misdemeanors. Some critics are blaming it for an increase in crime. They also say it reduces the incentive for drug users to enter court-ordered rehab.

    The full episode

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    Homeless Encampments, James Bond, and A Year of Prop 47
    1. 0:00Sawtelle Homeless Encampment
    2. 10:42A Year of Prop 47You’re reading this
    3. 22:28'Spotlight' Opens
    4. 38:31Film Roundup: James Bond Returns
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Michael Brennan

      USC

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      Jim McDonnell

      LAPD Chief

      News

    The full episode

    2 of 4
    Homeless Encampments, James Bond, and A Year of Prop 47
    1. 0:00Sawtelle Homeless Encampment
    2. 10:42A Year of Prop 47You’re reading this
    3. 22:28'Spotlight' Opens
    4. 38:31Film Roundup: James Bond Returns
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