News items related to Plata

Brown Can Release Prisoners Early Without Compromising Public Safety: May 1, 2013; To meet the court’s mandate by the end of the year, Brown needs to begin releasing identified low-risk inmates now - a step both the federal and the U.S. Supreme Court agree "would be consistent with public safety."
How "realignment" will change criminal justice in California: Sep 6, 2011; How "realignment" will change criminal justice in California KALW News, September 6, 2011
Ending California prison overcrowding will be tall order: May 25, 2011; Ending California prison overcrowding will be tall order San Jose Mercury News, May 25, 2011
Supreme Court Demands California Release 30,000 Inmates: May 24, 2011; Supreme Court Demands California Release 30,000 Inmates Colorlines.com, May 24, 2011
California Prison Crisis Goes All the Way to the Supreme Court: Randall Shelden, Dec 6, 2010; The case is Schwarzenegger v. Plata and it epitomizes the dire circumstances of the nation's penal system. With more than 2 million locked up on any given day, including about 1.5 million in prison (not to mention the fact that more than 7 million adults are somewhere in the criminal justice system on any given day -- jail, prison, probation, parole), the country has come face to face with the inevitable result of its incessant need to punish. Not only does the US have the highest rate of…
Daniel Macallair: Federal Courts to the Rescue: Fixing California's Broken Prison System: Sep 8, 2009; Read Executive Director Daniel Macallairs piece in BeyondChron on Federal Courts to the Rescue: Fixing California's Broken Prison System