Judges stand firm on California prison crowding relief plan

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Judges stand firm on California prison crowding relief plan

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/judges-stand-firm-california-prison-crowding-relief-plan-015128397.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AJK3az83SWyFp0IyrE1RaA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-04T015128Z_1_CBRE963055X00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Woman sits handcuffed after arriving at the Los Angeles County women's jail in Lynwood" align="left" title="Woman sits handcuffed after arriving at the Los Angeles County women's jail in Lynwood" border="0" /></a>By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - A federal court on Wednesday refused to back down from an order requiring California to reduce prison overcrowding by the end of the year, a goal that could force the early release of up to 10,000 inmates. The decision is the latest in a feud between California Governor Jerry Brown and a panel of three judges over how best to relieve crowding and improve medical and mental health treatment in the state's 33 prisons. The judges - Stephen Reinhardt, Lawrence K. Karlton and Thelton E. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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