"The three-judge panel gave the governor and lawmakers 45 days to present a plan to cut the inmate population from about 150,000 to 110,000 over two years. The judges delivered a stern message about conditions that are so poor in some prisons that they violate inmates' constitutional rights....In general, the 33-prison system is at nearly double its capacity. Even under the judicial order, the system would remain overcrowded, at 137.5 percent of capacity." - bob from Bookmarklet

I wonder if they intentionally chose the verb "slash". - Paul Buchheit

I say they hold a lottery for the prisoners. - Kenton

give them .. give all people, when it is still time - an education, health care, work ... so that this all crap of the biggest prison population in the world, biggest deficits, would never happen again - Petr Buben

Paul: do you think "cut" would be better than "slash"? Or maybe "shiv"? - Gabe

The ACLU has a plan: http://www.aclunc.org/action... 1) Replace the Death Penalty with Permanent Imprisonment 2) Close the Youth Prisons 3) Keep the Response to Petty Drug Possession Local 4) Fix the Three Strikes Law. - Ruchira S. Datta

a comment from http://sacbee.com ------So Arnold cuts $1 Billion from California's Higher Education Systems. The simple fact is 250,000 Students will be denied Community College Access and 40,000 student slots are now removed from the CSU System. And, Arnold wants $1.9 Billion for New State Prisons, and there are no cuts to the California Department of Corrections, where according to Senator Loni Hancock of Alameda County, 54,000 CDC Employees watch over 180,000 State Prisoners.====>>>> About 80% of the "Felons" in the CDC are in for possession of less than a gram of Rock Cocaine, small amounts of Marijuana, and other Non-Violent Prohibition related "Crime". End the Prohibition - and the felonization of our societies medical and social problems - and we save $10 Billion annually<<<<==== we get to close Prisons, fire CDC State Welfare Cases who earn $80,000 per year base, and restore our schools. Where is the sanity? - Petr Buben