Criminal
Nov. 23, 2011
Suit says overcrowded prisons fail to release on time
Nearly 600 former prisoners who claim they were erroneously imprisoned months - sometimes years - past their release date are asking a judge to certify them as a class in a lawsuit against the state.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
With law enforcement focused on alleviating California's prison overcrowding through transfers and early release, one pending case points up what plaintiffs' lawyers say should be part of the solution: no longer holding inmates past their release date.
Nearly 600 former prisoners who claim they were erroneously imprisoned months - sometimes years - past their release date are asking a ...
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