October 27, 2012

CA Prisons Crowded


Inmates are housed in a gymnasium at the California Institution for
Men state prison in Chino, California. The Supreme Court has ordered
California to release more than 30,000 inmates over the next two years


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2223626/Prisons-America-breaking-point-million-citizens-bars.html

Bursting at the seams: Uncompromising pictures from inside America's
overcrowded prison system show the cramped lives lived by more than
two million inmates
Astonishing pictures show American prison system at breaking point
with more than 2million citizens behind bars
The most overcrowded state, California, has 140,000 inmates when its
33 prisons are only designed to hold 80,000
Overcapacity is expected to soar to 45 per cent above its maximum limit by 2018
By STEVE NOLAN
Daily Mail (UK)
PUBLISHED: 11:34 EST, 26 October 2012 | UPDATED: 19:08 EST, 26 October 2012

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