Reductions in California prison population not enough, report says

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Source: San Francisco Chronicle

(08-05) 15:36 PDT SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to keep tens of thousands of low-level offenders in county jails instead of state prisons will help the state reduce the prison population, but it won't be enough on its own to meet a court mandate, according to a report released Friday by the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office.

The report said the state will likely fall several thousand inmates short of the 34,000-man reduction ordered by the court. It urges officials to ask a judge for more time, look at other ways to reduce crowding and consider sending more prisoners to private prisons in other states.

By contrast, the state budget approved by lawmakers and signed by the governor in June calls for a reduction of private prison beds as more inmates are sent to county lockups. Meanwhile, the state continues to transfer inmates out of state without their blessing even though the law authorizing officials to do so expired on July 1, the report states. The state is transferrin inmates under an executive order issued by the governor.

"We're pleased that the LAO report confirms we're on the right track with our court-ordered plan," said Lee Seale, director of internal oversight and research at the prisons department. "We're also pleased that the LAO agrees that the governor's plan (to send more inmates to county jails) is going to produce better criminal justice outcomes, so we're gratified this report really supports our efforts."

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[David__77]

1. Let them out if they take a bus ride to Texas.

How about that?

[DreamSmoker]

2. The results are very clear here...

Two people were killed this Monday in Pomona, California when the unlicensed driver of a stolen car slammed into a Nissan Maxima at high speed early Monday, slicing the Nissan in half in a burst of flames.

Lorraine Martinez, 26, the unlicensed driver of the 2008 Infinity G37S reported stolen Sunday evening, received minor injuries and was arrested and booked for investigation of auto theft and vehicular manslaughter, according to authorities.

http://www.inquisitr.com/132286/pomona-car-crash-lorraine-martinez/

Lorraine Martinez was just released early out off jail..
Was high on Meth and in the act of steeling her Boy Friends car...

[Riverman]

3. Better to keep em in jail to keep the unemployment rate down

Sarcasm