Federal judges call conditions in the prisons 'appalling' and unconstitutional. A reduction plan is due by mid-September. California must shrink the population of its teeming prisons by nearly 43,000 inmates over the next two years to meet constitutional standards, a panel of three federal judges ruled Tuesday, ordering the state to come up with a reduction plan by mid-September.
Federal Judges Order California To Release 43,000 Inmates
Los Angeles Times - Top News, Los Angeles Times
Wed, 08/05/2009 - 12:00am
Topics: california inmate prison prison release
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