Press Releases
October 4, 2006
Governor Uses Executive Authority to Relieve Prison Overcrowding
Proclaims Emergency to Allow Inmate Transfer
Governor Schwarzenegger issued an emergency proclamation for California's prison system today, citing severe overcrowding as a threat to health and safety in 29 of the State's 33 prisons. The emergency proclamation will allow Corrections officials to immediately contract with out-of-state correctional facilities to temporarily house California inmates.
“Our prisons are now beyond maximum capacity, and we must act immediately and aggressively to resolve this issue,” said Governor Schwarzenegger...
