Is this an example of one of those nonviolent offenders who would benefit from a good rehab program and a simple probation rather than prison?

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Going for an even 400...

The woman who has racked up a near-record 396 arrests picked up one more this week when she was hauled off an Edgewater street for a host of alleged offenses, including misdemeanor battery, theft, reckless conduct and drinking in public.

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In addition to shifting possession of drugs for personal use to a misdemeanor, the California proposal raises the monetary threshold for theft-related felonies from $450 to $950. Gascón said the increase "tightens up an area of law that hasn't been adjusted for inflation," for two decades.

[The threshold is $1,500 in Texas. I thought the cost of living was more expensive in California.]

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