Two weeks ago, law enforcement groups opposed to Proposition 5 tried to get it thrown off the ballot. On Wednesday, July 30, the California Supreme Court rejected their challenge, and affirmed that the Nonviolent Offender Rehabilitation Act will appear on the November state ballot as Prop. 5.

As you can see, opposition to Prop. 5 has begun to mount from some of the staunchest opponents of criminal justice reform in the state. We need your support right now to address the misrepresentations they’ve begun to spread about this urgent package of common-sense reforms. Please give today.

The 34 district attorneys and two former governors (Wilson and Davis) involved in the suit all know that Prop. 5 has strong public support so they tried to keep it away from the voters. But their effort, built upon slick legal arguments that badly mischaracterized Prop. 5, has failed. Now the voters will decide whether to pass Prop. 5 and, with it, create new youth treatment programs, improve and expand treatment offered through the court system, and solve the state’s prison overcrowding crisis.

This won’t be the last we hear from law enforcement groups. As last week’s California Political Week put it, “to top ranking officials from law enforcement, nothing is more important than the defeat of Prop. 5.” The California District Attorneys Association is heading up the opposition with support from associations of sheriffs and police chiefs.

We’re working hard to make sure that the “pro” voices are even louder. Our fast-growing coalition of reform advocates includes the League of Women Voters, the NAACP of California and a wide range of youth advocates and treatment experts.

Please make a contribution toward the “Yes on Prop. 5″ campaign today. Let’s stop the lies and broadcast the truth about treatment for nonviolent offenders. Please donate today to keep Prop. 5 on track to turn around thousands of lives and make history in California. 

With your help and the help of our growing “Yes on Prop. 5″ coalition, we will make ourselves heard above our opponents’ fear-mongering — and win this November!

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