Criminal
Feb. 28, 2014
Sentencing commission could bring major reforms
A body dedicated to reducing prison population could forge much-needed reform to California's system, legal academics say.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A sentencing commission could forge much-needed reform to the California prison system, legal academics say.
A three judge panel has been trying for years to force the state to reduce its prison population to 137.5 percent of capacity. Earlier this month, the panel gave the state another two years to meet that goal based partly on the state's promise that it would explore forming a body to recom...
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