Supreme Court Examines Overcrowding In California Prisons
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More California Prison Photos From The Supreme Court Case On That was the question before the supreme court today. here are the underlying facts. california prisons currently house 144,000 inmates. in 2009, a three judge panel ordered the state to reduce. Read the transcript: to.pbs.org dwrjctgwen ifill talks to marcia coyle about arguments over california's overcrowded prisons, which house 144,000 inm.
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Supreme Court Examines Overcrowding In California Prisons Youtube In a divided 5 to 4 decision, the supreme court ordered the state of california to reduce its prison population by more than 33,000 inmates, even if it means allowing prisoners to go free. the. A bitterly divided u.s. supreme court ordered california on monday to reduce its prison population by some 33,000 prisoners within the next two years. by a 5 to 4 vote, the high court ruled that. On monday the u.s. supreme court ordered california to release more than 30,000 people from its state prisons because of dangerous overcrowding. the brown v. plata decision interprets the federal prison litigation reform act so as to validate the prison population reduction order made by a three judge federal panel overseeing health care and. A special three judge federal court determined in 2009 that severe overcrowding was a primary cause of the constitutionally inadequate medical and mental health care provided to prisoners and would only be improved by a reduction in the prison population. the court ordered california to reduce its prison population to 137.5 percent of capacity.
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California At Supreme Court Fights Judicial Order On Prison On monday the u.s. supreme court ordered california to release more than 30,000 people from its state prisons because of dangerous overcrowding. the brown v. plata decision interprets the federal prison litigation reform act so as to validate the prison population reduction order made by a three judge federal panel overseeing health care and. A special three judge federal court determined in 2009 that severe overcrowding was a primary cause of the constitutionally inadequate medical and mental health care provided to prisoners and would only be improved by a reduction in the prison population. the court ordered california to reduce its prison population to 137.5 percent of capacity. The supreme court ruled 5 4 monday that the living conditions in overcrowded california prisons threatened inmates' health and violated constitutional rights against cruel and unusual punishment. The high court's decision calls on the state to cut the population to no more than 110,000 inmates, meaning california will have to shed some 33,000 inmates to comply over the next two years.
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Supreme Court Orders California To Set Free 40 000 Prison Inmages The supreme court ruled 5 4 monday that the living conditions in overcrowded california prisons threatened inmates' health and violated constitutional rights against cruel and unusual punishment. The high court's decision calls on the state to cut the population to no more than 110,000 inmates, meaning california will have to shed some 33,000 inmates to comply over the next two years.
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