Government
Oct. 17, 2013
High court won't hear state's prison appeal
In yet another blow to California's effort to lift federal oversight of state prisons, the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the state's appeal of a court order requiring the officials reduce the prison population by thousands of inmates.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In yet another blow to California's effort to lift federal oversight of the state prison system, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the state's appeal of a federal court order requiring officials to reduce the prison population by thousands of inmates.
The high court said it lacked jurisdiction to hear the appeal, which asked the court to lift the order on the grounds that conditions ...
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