2008 Oregon Ballot Measure 57

Measure 57
Increases Sentences For Drug Trafficking, Theft Against Elderly And Specified Repeat Property And Identity Theft Crimes; Requires Addiction Treatment For Certain Offenders
Results
Choice
 Votes %
Yes 1,058,955 61.39%
No 665,942 38.61%
Total votes 1,724,897 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 85.7%
Results by county

Yes

  50%-60%
  60%-70%
Source: Oregon Secretary of State

Oregon Ballot Measure 57 (2008) or Senate Bill (SB) 1087 was a legislatively referred state statute that increased term of imprisonment for persons convicted of specified drug and property crimes under certain circumstances. The measure enacted law which prohibits courts from imposing less than a presumptive sentence for persons convicted of specified drug and property crimes under certain circumstances, and requires the Department of Corrections to provide treatment to certain offenders and to administer grant program to provide supplemental funding to local governments for certain purposes.

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