Perspective
Oct. 3, 2009
Prisons and the Budget: Key Reforms Can Still Save Billions of Dollars
Natasha Minsker of the American Civil Liberties Union says Governor Schwarzenegger can act to achieve what the Legislature would not.
CORRECTIONS
By Natasha MinskerWhen Legislators returned from their summer break in mid-August, the California Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) greeted them with its "Prison Population and Budget Reduction Package." The package came complete with the seal of approval from the Republican Governor and the Democratic leaders of the Senate and Assembly. It promised to reduce California's prison population by 37,000 over two years, and the ass...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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