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Gov. Schwarzenegger to Appeal Prisoner Reduction Order to U.S. Supreme Court

By Jeralyn, Section Inmates and Prisons
Posted on Wed Sep 02, 2009 at 12:39:04 PM EST
Tags: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, prison overcrowding (all tags)
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California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has decided to seek a stay of the federal appeals court order directing California to reduce its prison population by 40,000 prisoners and appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Schwarzenegger backed a state senate bill that would have made reductions, and included provisions such as releasing elderly and severely ill prisoners, increased use of home detention for some inmates and, for low level offenders, reduced parole supervision and some minor sentencing reductions. But, the state assembly passed its own, weaker measure on Monday. [More...]

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