Government
Jan. 14, 2014
Brown's budget serves up prison proposals
Beyond dollar amounts, the plans unveiled last week include a number of policy proposals aimed at reducing overcrowding in state prisons and providing aid to county jails hit hard by realignment.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The proposed state budget released last week by Gov. Jerry Brown includes a number of policy proposals aimed at reducing prison overcrowding - currently the subject of a federal court order - while providing aid to county jails hit hard by state criminal justice reform known as realignment.
The proposal includes a plan to consider parole for inmates over 60 who have served at least 25 years of the...
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