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Criminal

Jul. 8, 2021

Judge hears DA's challenge to prison's conduct credit scheme

The prisons department put the credit scheme in place on May 1 to try to ease a budget crunch, and they are set to expire in February 2022.

A Sacramento County judge heard arguments Wednesday on a request by 44 district attorneys to stop the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from implementing emergency regulations that gave inmates additional good-conduct credits.

The prisons department put the credit scheme in place on May 1 to try to ease a budget crunch, and they are set to expire in February 2022.

The distric...

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