Government
Aug. 26, 2009
Assembly Makes Heavy Amendments to Prison Reform Bill, Critics Cry Foul
Tension surrounding the controversial plan to reduce the state's prison budget ratcheted up another notch on Monday, when the Assembly introduced a host of amendments that not only wiped out key components of the Senate plan, but also introduced a surprising hierarchy to the proposed sentencing commission.
Daily Journal Staff Writer SACRAMENTO - Tension surrounding the controversial plan to reduce the state's prison budget ratcheted up another notch on Monday, when the Assembly introduced a host of amendments that not only wiped out key components of the Senate plan, but also introduced a surprising hierarchy to the proposed sentencing commission. In response to lobbying from law enforcement, Speaker Karen Bass, D-Los Angeles, adde...
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