It's been nearly one year since Proposition 36 took effect in California, an effort to tighten laws around property and drug crimes while expanding access to treatment instead of jail for nonviolent offenders.

But from the start, funding has been the biggest obstacle.

On Wednesday, district attorneys and supporters gathered in Sacramento to talk about progress and the growing urgency for stable funding.

Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho and Placer County District Attorney Morgan Gire say Prop 36 can only work if the state steps up with long-term, dependable funding, at a time when federal support is being cut.

Prop 36 gives prosecutors more discretion, allowing them to send people struggling with addiction into treatment, while still holding career criminals accountable. But

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