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Five states have ballot initiatives before voters on criminal justice issues (Arizona, California, Colorado, Missouri, and Nevada). They cover a range of important criminal justice issues, including new punishments for certain crimes, fines and fees, use of bail, and whether or not inmates can be required to work.
Arizona Proposition 311: Criminal Conviction Fee for First Responder Death Financial Benefit Measure
Arizona Proposition 313: Life Imprisonment for Sex Trafficking of a Child Measure
California Proposition 6: Remove Involuntary Servitude as Punishment for Crime Amendment
California Proposition 36: Drug and Theft Crime Penalties and Treatment-Mandated Felonies Initiative
Colorado Amendment I: Remove Right to Bail in First-Degree Murder Cases Amendment
Missouri Amendment 6: Levying of Fees to Support Salaries of Law Enforcement Personnel Amendment
Nevada Question 4: Remove Slavery as Punishment for Crime from Constitution Amendment