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Mike Garcia: “Prop 57 says we're going to allow for early release of…”

Featuring: Mike Garcia, Republican | Former U.S. House, California, District 27

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Mike Garcia Town Hall 06AUG24

Published | Video Starts at 1:27:35

Right? So that happens then Prop 57. And by the way, if it's called prop, that means that you all voted for it or against it, but it passed. Prop 57 says we're going to allow for early release of felons because our prisons are overcrowded. So despite that, we've changed the definition of a felony. We still have too many prisoners and nine prisons, and we have now allowed for early release of felons. (1:27:35–1:27:42)

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Asserts that Prop 57 allows early release of felons due to overcrowding.

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