September 3, 2009
Court refuses Schwarzenegger’s delay request for inmate release plan
A three-judge federal court panel has refused California's bid to hold off on coming up with a plan to release more than 40,000 inmates from the state's prison system, forcing the state to keep working on clearing its prisons while pressing an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
"This court has been more than patient with the state and its officials," the judges wrote in an order Thursday. "Further delays and obstruction will not well serve the people of the state and will not be tolerated by this court."
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's administration earlier this week asked the three-judge panel to stay its Aug. 4 order requiring state officials to devise a plan to shed more than 40,000 inmates from the prison population to bring the prison system into compliance with constitutional standards…
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