Counties Vie for Share of Realignment Funds California’s plan to reduce its overcrowded prisons by shifting the responsibility for low-level offenders … [Read more...]
Brown’s Realignment Poses Challenges for County Jails
Governor Jerry Brown’s realignment strategy to reduce state prison overcrowding is presenting challenges for county sheriffs. California county jails … [Read more...]
Releasing 878 ‘Violent’ Convicts From Texas Prison Shocks Capitol Hearing
The revelation of the release of 878 “most violent” convicts directly from solitary confinement in Texas state prisons onto the street without … [Read more...]