Two recent propositions (Props 36 and 47)may help reduce the state's prison population by ______.
A)closing many jails that need substantial repairs
B)transferring inmates to out-of-state prisons and private prisons
C)granting early parole to anyone convicted before 1992
D)imposing a life sentence on third-strike violent offenders only and reclassifying some drug crimes as misdemeanors

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Prop 47 reclassified some drug crimes from felonies to misdemeanors and Prop 36 imposed a life sentence on third-strike violent offenders only, both of which may help in reducing the state's prison population. A and B are not mentioned or addressed by either proposition and C is not a measure proposed by either proposition.

Two Recent Propositions (Props 36 and 47)may Help Reduce the State's