California Sentencing Realignment Brings Inmates and Their Costs Closer to Home

October 14, 2011 by Philip Greenberg Leave a Comment

Earlier this year, the United States Supreme Court ordered the state to address the issue of overcrowding in state prisons. According to Time Magazine, some prisons, like the California Institute of Men in Chino, have been operating at 200% of their capacities. As a result of the overcrowding, prisoners and guards were subjected to exceptionally dangerous conditions.

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