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Above: Prisoners lay on their bunks at California State Prison in Los Angeles County, located in the city of Lancaster.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
California — The brand-new deal to balance the state budget could be in jeopardy over details about prison cuts. Schwarzenegger Administration officials say the plan would shave more than a billion dollars from prison spending by reducing the population by about 27,000 inmates. Republicans say they won’t vote for any budget that includes the early release of prisoners.
Matthew Cate is Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. He says it’s unfair to characterize the plan as early release. He says it includes parole changes and credits for inmates who complete rehabilitation programs. Cate says some inmates could also serve the last year of their sentences outside prison.
“They could be eligible for home detention or house arrest with the use of electronic monitoring or GPs," says Cate. They could be eligible for removal from the prison setting if they’re aged or infirm to a community hospital setting or a skilled nursing facility.”
Cate says the deportation of more than 8,000 illegal immigrant prisoners is also included in the plan. It’s unclear whether this will seriously threaten the budget deal or not. A vote in both houses is expected Thursday.
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delang | July 22, 2009 at 8:04 a.m. ― 2 years, 10 months ago
IM so sick of the scare tactics thats been going in for yearsss about prison not all inmates are bad.... This is just one of many proofs that the parole system is designed to fail in order to keep CCPOA's cash rigesters ringing -- the more prisoners in custody the larger the appropriations from the state legislature: more prison construction, more big raises, increase in staff, more awards of contracts for supplies, goods and services, etc... ARNOLD for the frist time i like what you are doing on release of prisoners please do the release I for one would love to have my son home again with us i will do everything i can do to help him..
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delang | July 22, 2009 at 8:05 a.m. ― 2 years, 10 months ago
Just hurry up and release them if that will save some money. Stop with the scare tactics. I don't think it has been safe to leave your doors unlocked for years so it won't make any difference. Maybe we can save some money and give our children a better education so they don't end up in prison and add to the proble
We just can't afford prison for every crime, no matter the reason.
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