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Government

Aug. 6, 2009

Panel Orders 25 Percent Cut in Inmate Roll

Saying California's prison system threatens public safety, a panel of three federal judges Tuesday ordered the state to come up with a plan to reduce its prison population by as many as 40,000 inmates over the next two years.

By Rebecca Beyer and Greg Katz
Daily Journal Staff Writers

Saying California's prison system threatens public safety, a panel of three federal judges Tuesday ordered the state to come up with a plan to reduce its prison population by as many as 40,000 inmates -- about a quarter of the population -- over the next two years.

Citing inmates housed in triple-bunked beds in prison gyms and activity rooms and a 750 percent population increase since the 1...

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