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prison overcrowding
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Sentencing Law and Policy
“L.A. County jails may be out of room next month” (which could really help Conrad Murray)
Main November 12, 2011"L.A. County jails may be out of room next month" (which could really help Conrad Murray)The title of this post is the headline of this new piece…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Examining California’s new prison placement law (and its possible impact on the King of Pop’s doc)
Main October 4, 2011Examining California's new prison placement law (and its possible impact on the King of Pop's doc)I have not been closely following the on-going trial of Conrad Murray,…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Los Angeles’ DA predicting “doom” and huge “spike in crime” with prisoner transfer
Main October 2, 2011Los Angeles' DA predicting "doom" and huge "spike in crime" with prisoner transferThe rhetoric surrounding the implementation of new prisoner rules in California is heating up, as…
Sentencing Law and Policy
California to “start releasing thousands of female inmates who have children”
Main September 13, 2011California to "start releasing thousands of female inmates who have children"The quote in the title of this post is drawn from the lead of this new Los…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Venezuela’s notable response to prison overcrowding and violence
Main August 1, 2011Venezuela's notable response to prison overcrowding and violenceThis new article from the Christian Science Monitor provides a notable international perspective on prison overcrowding problems and how they…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Tough on Crime (on the State’s Dime): How Violent Crime Does Not Drive California Counties’ Incarceration Rates — And Why it Should”
Main July 7, 2011"Tough on Crime (on the State's Dime): How Violent Crime Does Not Drive California Counties' Incarceration Rates -- And Why it Should"The title of this post is…
Sentencing Law and Policy
California reports on its prison population plans afterPlata
Main June 7, 2011California reports on its prison population plans after PlataAs detailed in this new AP piece, "Gov. Jerry Brown's administration responded Tuesday to a U.S. Supreme Court order…
Supreme Court Update
Brown v. Plata (09-1233) and Fowler v. United States (10-5443)
By Kim Rinehart
Greetings, Court fans! We're back to bring you Brown v. Plata (09-1233), the Court's lengthy and highly controversial decision ordering a reduction in California's prison population; and Fowler v. United…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Still more notable commentary aboutPlataand its prisoner release order
Main June 1, 2011Still more notable commentary about Plata and its prisoner release orderNot surprisingly, the Supreme Court's major California prison ruling in Plata last week (basics here) continues to…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Court Affirms Reduction in Prison Overcrowding in California: Brown v. Plata Opinion
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
In a 5-4 decision today in Brown v. Plata, the United States Supreme Court affirmed the order of a three-judge federal court requiring California prisons to remedy prison overcrowding to comply…