California prisons still too crowded, judge rules

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California prisons still too crowded, judge rules

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/california-prisons-still-too-crowded-judge-rules-012006198.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MZBS..RKr20u0rLi_cbDQg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-06T012006Z_1_CBRE93503PM00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="California Governor Jerry Brown speaks at the 7th Annual California Hall of Fame induction ceremony at The California Museum in Sacramento" align="left" title="California Governor Jerry Brown speaks at the 7th Annual California Hall of Fame induction ceremony at The California Museum in Sacramento" border="0" /></a>By Sharon Bernstein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A federal judge has rebuffed California Governor Jerry Brown's effort to undo a court order requiring the state to reduce its prison population, saying he did not trust officials to improve conditions for inmates. Brown, a Democrat, is under political pressure to scale back a program under which state prisoners are sent to local jurisdictions to ease crowding. That move has led to the early release of thousands of non-violent offenders from lower-level county jails as municipalities struggle to make room for them. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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