August 10, 2009
No inmate release plan yet at California Men’s Colony
California Men's Colony officials don't yet know how the prison may be affected by the potential release of inmates statewide — but they acknowledge the San Luis Obispo facility is overcrowded.
Three federal judges have ordered state officials to come up with a plan by mid-September to shrink the California prison population by 40,000 to reduce overcrowding.
CMC spokesman Michael Siebert said that the current inmate population in the medium-security facility is 6,256; the prison is designed for a capacity of 3,884…
LINK - SanLuisObispo.com
