Prop 5: Do Sick People Deserve Drug Treatment or Jail Time?


Prop 5: The Nonviolent Offender Rehabilitation Act www.Prop5Yes.com Proposition 5 will cut state costs. The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst estimates those savings at $2.5 billion or more. Prop. 5 safely eases prison overcrowding by investing in drug treatment – which costs much less than prison – for youth and nonviolent offenders. Prop. 5 provides treatment with strict accountability. Prop. 5 is supported by the League of Women Voters of California, Consumer Federation of California, California Nurses Association, California Society of Addiction Medicine, California Federation of Teachers – and many others. Prop. 5 is opposed by the state prison guards’ union, which has contributed almost $2 million for deceptive TV ads. Prison guards benefit from prison overcrowding and new prison building, but California loses. This video has been brought to you by www.AmericanDrugWar.com http

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