Litigation
Jan. 9, 2013
Governor challenges prison population order, arguing independence
Gov. Jerry Brown struck a defiant tone Tuesday in the face of a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals order, arguing it's time to "restore California's rightful control of its prison system."
By Hamed Aleaziz
Daily Journal Staff Writer
California Gov. Jerry Brown said Tuesday that it was time to lift a federal court-ordered cap on the number of inmates in corrections facilities and "restore California's rightful control of its prison system."
The announcement follows the state's filing yesterday to a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel. In it, officials argued that the state had fixed medical and mental health systems in state prisons, making "unnecess...
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