February 7, 2011
Local Assemblyman Asking for Plan to Reduce Prison Population
Anthony Portantino's legislation would require the state department of corrections to figure out how to reduce prisoner recidivism rates by 20 percent within the next four years.
Assemblyman Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge) wants the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to establish goals that will halt the revolving door of inmates heading back to prison.
Portantino introduced AB 219 because he wants to shift the prison debate from a one-dimensional early release and sentencing reform to holding the state accountable for a lower recidivism rate...
LINK - Altadena.Patch.com
