MORE ON: prison overcrowding

Daily Report: Public Safety

Savings from '3 strikes' reform may be smaller than claimed

January 11, 2012, 12:05 AM
Prisoners serving long sentences under California’s “three strikes” law are so expensive that legislative analysts say releasing some of them early could eventually save the state $100 million. A proposed ballot measure, called the Three Strikes Reform Act of 2012 [PDF],... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

Analyst says lawmakers should do more for overcrowded prisons

August 8, 2011, 12:05 AM
The Legislative Analyst’s Office is calling on state lawmakers to get more involved in reducing the number of inmates in California’s overcrowded prisons. In a report released Friday [PDF], the analyst's office recommended that the Legislature start by asking federal courts for... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

Prisoner reduction expected slightly behind court schedule

July 25, 2011, 12:05 AM
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... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

Voters want ‘3 strikes’ reform, but fate of ballot initiative unclear

June 20, 2011, 12:05 AM
Come November, California voters might again be weighing changes to the state’s “three strikes” law. The San Jose Mercury News reported last week that a group is crafting ballot language and seeking high-profile endorsements for an initiative that would require that a... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

Moving more inmates out of state raises new questions

June 14, 2011, 12:05 AM
California’s latest plan to alleviate prison overcrowding and meet a federal court order – announced last week – relies heavily on the transfer of thousands of inmates to county facilities, as long as the state can come up with the funding. But unless prison officials exceed... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

Violent convicts got unsupervised parole, audit says

May 26, 2011, 12:05 AM
A state audit that found prison officials allowed 450 violent convicts to be placed on unsupervised parole last year prompted a sharp exchange between the department of corrections and the inspector general’s office. A report released yesterday by Inspector General Bruce... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

Lawmakers moved to shrink prisoner counts last year

February 23, 2011, 12:05 AM
California was among 23 states that approved legislative measures last year to reduce the number of people in their prisons. The legislation enacted here was small in scope, but nonetheless part of a national trend, according to a new report [PDF] by The Sentencing Project, an organization... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

Fresno County early inmate release a preview for state?

February 18, 2011, 12:05 AM
In Fresno County, the financial crisis caused deep budget cuts at the sheriff’s office. The sheriff laid off corrections officers and reduced the number of jail inmates. And now, some argue, auto thefts are on the rise because there are more criminals on the streets. While this... + read more
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