on October 18, 2013 in World News
California to release thousands of prisoners
High court orders California to release thousands of prisoners On Tuesday, the US Supreme Court rejected an appeal to halt the early release of thousands of California prison inmates by the end of the year. The Supreme Court did not comment on its decision, which supports a previous ruling by a lower court forcing California to free about 9,600 additional inmates by the end of the year. In 2011, federal judges ruled that the state must improve prison health conditions. Reducing the number of inmates was included as part of the process. Since then, California has cut its prison population… View Article
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