By Viji Sundaram, New America Media
California’s Prop. 47 allows many individuals to change certain felonies into misdemeanors on their criminal records — but less than a quarter of those eligible have submitted their requests, and the window of opportunity could expire next year.
Eighteen months into Prop. 47’s enactment, the state has received some 211,000 petitions seeking resentencing or a record change.
The ballot measure, which passed in November 2014 despite heavy opposition from law enforcement associations, gives a three-year window for the estimated 1 million eligible individuals to file for relief.
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