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Posted - 09/12/2009 02:47pm
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California Legislature Acts to Reduce Prison Population
The economy has forced the California Legislature to reduce the State's massive prison population.  Legislation passed yesterday is intended to reduce California's prison population by 16,000 inmates through a variety of measures, including reduction of certain felonies to misdemeanors and eliminating parole revocations for low-risk offenders.  Read the full text of an article about the recent changes by clicking here.