Judges and Judiciary
Aug. 4, 2004
Federal Judges Must Make Prisons Meet Minimum Standards for Inmates
Former Gov. George Deukmejian's independent review panel proposes 239 specific reforms to improve California's $6 billion corrections system, a system he concedes suffers from insufficient accountability, uniformity and transparency. The mere prolixity of recommendations, however, suggests a failure to correctly analyze corrections' problems, let alone propose realistic reform.
Robert L. Bastian Jr.
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Whittier Law School
Former Gov. George Deukmejian's independent review panel proposes 239 specific reforms to improve California's $6 billion corrections system, a system he concedes suffers from insufficient accountability, uniformity and transparency. The mere prolixity of recommendations, however, suggests a failure to correctly analyze corrections' problems, let alone propose realistic reform.
Essentially, the panel identified 239 holes in a big bucket...
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