Government
Aug. 18, 2009
Legislators Debate Ways to Slim Prison Population to Cut Budget
Lawmakers returned to Sacramento this week and immediately began to tackle the California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation's plan to reduce average daily prison population by roughly 27,300 to save an estimated $1.2 billion.
By Matthew Pordum
Daily Journal Staff Writer SACRAMENTO - Lawmakers returned to Sacramento this week and immediately began to tackle the California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation's plan to reduce average daily prison population by roughly 27,300 to save an estimated $1.2 billion. California Corrections Secretary Matthew Cate is hoping they can make much faster decisions in this final stage of the budget debate. He estimated the st...
Daily Journal Staff Writer SACRAMENTO - Lawmakers returned to Sacramento this week and immediately began to tackle the California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation's plan to reduce average daily prison population by roughly 27,300 to save an estimated $1.2 billion. California Corrections Secretary Matthew Cate is hoping they can make much faster decisions in this final stage of the budget debate. He estimated the st...
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