Governor Brown and the State legislature passed legislation releasing thousands of state prisoners in response to Federal Court mandates to reduce the prison population. But don’t blame Governor Jerry Brown for the ensuing crime wave. Blame pandering politicians, and the Federal Courts.
Governor Jerry Brown has been plagued with the seemingly “lose/lose” task of decreasing California inmate populations by 10,000 inmates by the end of May. Adhering to a Supreme Court order from early 2011, the governor, returning from a recent trade conference in China…
On Thursday, Governor Jerry Brown’s appointment to California corrections secretary, Jeffrey Beard, was sworn in at the capitol.
While the U.S. has made progress in their approach to corrections and prisoner treatment, long-term solitary confinement policy remains an issue.
With 25 percent of the total world prison population located in the US, a bipartisan action in a case against prisons might be impending.
According to Ballotpedia, 8,800 inmates in California’s prison system were serving a sentence under the harsh “three-strikes” law as of June 2011. Despite legal challenges, the three-strikes law has remained intact up until this point, marking the significance of the passage of Prop. 36.
After a tumultuous and very tense relationship with Latinos in the county, Joe Arpaio is looking to reach out to the community.
