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Government

Sep. 11, 2013

In compromise, Brown and Steinberg announce hybrid prison plan

Gov. Jerry Brown and lawmakers including Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg unveiled a proposal Monday designed to help California meet a federal court order to reduce overcrowding in state prisons.


By Hamed Aleaziz


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Gov. Jerry Brown and lawmakers including Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg announced on Monday a new plan to help California meet a federal court order to reduce overcrowding in state prisons by the end of the year.


The joint proposal is a compromise between the governor and Steinberg, who have sparred over how to deal with California's overcrowded prisons, the subject of long-running la...

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