July 13, 2011
CDCR to ask Court for more time next week?
Next week, California is expected to ask a federal court for more time to comply with its order to reduce the number of inmates in the overcrowded prison system.
It's not the first time the state has asked for a delay, but it may be the first time the request actually includes a plan to fix the problem.
This spring, the Legislature and the governor agreed to divert new inmates to county jails, rather than sending them to state prisons. Last month, Democratic lawmakers came through with the missing piece of the plan: Money to pay for it...
LINK - TheReporter.com
