June 28, 2011
How the new budget deals with prison overcrowding
A rainy day in California brings solemn news from Governor Jerry Brown’s office: budget compromise. Brown is walking away from his stalled plan to put tax extensions to the voters in a special election this fall. Instead, Brown will, with the legislature’s Democrats, put forth a budget that assumes the state will take in $4 billion more than it did last year (which is possible). If the state doesn’t take in enough revenue, massive cuts would go into effect, including a possible $20 million cut to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
As for the Governor’s plan to “realign” the prison system to reduce overcrowding and save the state money? KQED’s John Meyers explains the new plan well...
LINK - KALWNews.org
