August 23, 2012, 6:27 PM
Until recently, California state prisons were so packed that inmates were living literally on top of each other. In June 2011, the Supreme Court ordered California to drastically reduce its inmate population.
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August 23, 2012, 6:26 PM
As more felons are sentenced to local jails instead of state prisons under California’s prison realignment plan, some lockups, like Fresno County’s, are struggling with the influx.
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December 7, 2010, 12:05 AM
Incoming Attorney General Kamala Harris has set reducing California's out-of-control recidivism rate as her number one priority. But a sickly job market will make her pledge "to close the revolving door on crime" exceptionally hard to carry out. Currently two-thirds of inmates...
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