US Judges Won’t Ease Calif. Prison Crowding Order
SACRAMENTO (AP)— A panel of federal judges won’t consider easing its order that California sharply reduce its prison population to improve inmate care, but may give state officials more time to...
View ArticleBrown Seeks To Delay Freeing 10K Calif. Inmates
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown is asking a panel of federal judges to delay its order that California release nearly 10,000 inmates by year’s end, granting him time to appeal the decision to the...
View ArticleCourt Rejects Calif. Plea To Delay Inmate Releases
SACRAMENTO (AP) — A panel of federal judges Wednesday refused to delay its order that California release nearly 10,000 additional prison inmates by the end of the year. The decision rejecting a request...
View ArticleCalifornia Seeks 3-Year Delay In Inmate Releases
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown asked federal judges on Monday for a three-year delay in their requirement that the state release thousands of inmates by year’s end to ease prison overcrowding. If...
View ArticleJudges Extend Deadline For Reducing Calif.’s Prison Population
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Federal judges agreed Tuesday to extend an end-of-year deadline for reducing California’s prison population in hopes of finding a long-term solution to an overcrowding crisis that has...
View ArticleHigh Court Won’t Stop California Inmate Reduction
SACRAMENTO (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court said Tuesday it will not consider Gov. Jerry Brown’s appeal of an order to trim the state prison population by another 9,600 inmates, leaving him with just one...
View ArticleCalif. Prison Crowding Deadline Extended 1 Month
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Federal judges on Monday gave California an additional month to reduce its prison population, as negotiations continue over a longer-term delay. The judges said in a one-paragraph...
View ArticleJudges To Rule On Whether To Delay Inmate Cap
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration and attorneys representing inmates have failed to reach agreement on the best way to reduce overcrowding in California prisons. That leaves it to a...
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