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Judges and Judiciary

Feb. 17, 2007

Plaintiffs Want Larger Judiciary Role in Prison Fix

SAN FRANCISCO - Prisoner advocates are asking three federal judges to appoint judicial panels to oversee efforts to reduce the state's prison population.

By Amelia Hansen
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SAN FRANCISCO - Prisoner advocates are asking three federal judges to appoint judicial panels to oversee efforts to reduce the state's prison population.
      Impatient with state officials' vows to get California's prison-overcrowding crisis under control, lawyers representing prisoners in three separate class actions are asking the judges to inte...

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