Government
Jul. 6, 2006
More Prisons Aren't Answer; Decriminalizing Victimless Acts Is
Forum Column - As long as California's prison population keeps growing, the state has to provide more prison facilities. In his State of the State' address, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called for the construction of two new prisons as part of a 10-year plan to provide space for 83,000 new prisoners in state prisons and county jails. The governor declared, "We must keep the people safe. I say, 'Build it.'"
By Fred E. Foldvary
As long as California's prison population keeps growing, the state has to provide more prison facilities. In his State of the State' address, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called for the construction of two new prisons as part of a 10-year plan to provide space for 83,000 new prisoners in state prisons and county jails. The governor declared, "We must keep the people safe. I say, 'Build it.'"
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