Law Practice
Aug. 22, 2009
Overhaul of State Prison System is Passed in Senate
The California Senate passed by a slim majority of 21 to 19 on Thursday a plan to reduce the state's prison population by roughly 27,300 to save an estimated $1.2 billion. Senators also approved the creation of a controversial sentencing commission with the power to create law.
Daily Journal Staff Writer SACRAMENTO - The California Senate passed by a slim majority of 21 to 19 on Thursday a controversial plan that not only would reduce the prison population but also form a sentencing commission with the power to create law. If signed into law, it would mark a significant shift in the state's justice system. Democrats hailed the bill's passage as a victory that they hope will reform a prison syst...
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