Government
Apr. 7, 2011
Law Calling for Inmate Relocation Could Influence Overcrowding Case
Legislation signed Monday night by Gov. Jerry Brown aimed at relocating low-level offenders from state prisons to county jails could influence the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on how to address overcrowding in California's prisons.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Legislation signed Monday night by Gov. Jerry Brown aimed at bridging a state budget shortfall by relocating thousands of low-level offenders from state prisons to county jails could influence the outcome of a federal judicial order seeking reductions in California's prison population.
That case, now before the U.S. Supreme Court, hinges on whether an order from a specially created three-judge pane...
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