Alexandra’s Law goes into effect on Dec. 18 as part of the anti-drug legislation Proposition 36, requiring those convicted of dealing fentanyl to be warned by a judge that they could face harsher penalties if they distribute fentanyl or its analogs and cause a person’s death.
Matt Capelouto and his family have been fighting to preserve the memory of his daughter, Alexandra, and to help protect the lives of others ever since she was poisoned by a counterfeit pharmaceutical pill laced with fentanyl five years ago in December 2019.
