July 25, 2011
Prisoner reduction expected slightly behind court schedule
The state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said in a court filing last week that it has the funding to reduce its prison population in compliance with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling [PDF], but it anticipates it will meet the court’s first prisoner reduction benchmark a month behind schedule.
Under AB 109 [PDF], the state law to reduce overcrowding, the corrections department will be able to reduce its prisoner population by...
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