Tag: prison overcrowding
Posted on Sat Apr 13, 2013 at 02:57:46 PM EST
Tags: california prisons, prison overcrowding (all tags)
In a strongly worded 71 page opinion, a three judge panel from the Eastern District of California has threatened California Governor Jerry Brown with contempt for failing to come up with a plan to reduce California's prison population. The court has given Brown and the state numerous chances. The Supreme Court denied Brown's appeal and he still refuses to comply.
The April 5 opinion is here. The docket with links to other court orders is here. [More...]
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Posted on Wed Sep 02, 2009 at 12:39:04 PM EST
Tags: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, prison overcrowding (all tags)
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has decided to seek a stay of the federal appeals court order directing California to reduce its prison population by 40,000 prisoners and appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Schwarzenegger backed a state senate bill that would have made reductions, and included provisions such as releasing elderly and severely ill prisoners, increased use of home detention for some inmates and, for low level offenders, reduced parole supervision and some minor sentencing reductions. But, the state assembly passed its own, weaker measure on Monday. [More...]
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