Perspective
Jan. 24, 2013
Despite declaration, prison crisis not over yet
It's hard to see how the prison overcrowding crisis can be deemed "over" while the state crams nearly 120,000 people into prisons designed to hold no more than 80,000. By Allen Hopper
In a shameless act of political theater reminiscent of former President George W. Bush declaring "mission accomplished," Gov. Jerry Brown incredibly proclaimed this month that California's "prison overcrowding crisis is over."
It's hard to see how the prison overcrowding crisis can be deemed "over" while the state crams nearly 120,000 people into prisons designed to hold no more than 80,000. Our pri...
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