Judges tell California to cut prisoner count by 10,000

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Judges tell California to cut prisoner count by 10,000

By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A panel of federal judges ordered California on Thursday to ease overcrowding in state prisons by reducing the number of inmates by about 10,000 this year, and criticized in harsh terms what they described as foot-dragging in dealing with the matter. The three-judge panel also repeated an earlier warning to potentially hold California Governor Jerry Brown in contempt if a reduction plan is not implemented. The governor said he would seek a stay of the ruling. ...

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