Government
Jul. 18, 2007
Judges Weighing Prison Cap Could Tackle Sentence Reform, Some Say
SACRAMENTO - As two federal judges decide whether to create a panel of jurists to cap the inmate population in California's overcrowded prisons, questions have arisen on whether they also could revise the state's hodgepodge of sentencing laws.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SACRAMENTO - As two federal judges decide whether to create a panel of jurists to cap the inmate population in California's overcrowded prisons, questions have arisen on whether they could also revise the state's hodgepodge of sentencing laws.
There is little case law on the Prison Litigation Reform Act, which U.S. District Judges Thelt...
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