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| $7.3B overhaul deal reached |
| By The San Francisco Chronicle |
| Published: 04/26/2007 |
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SACRAMENTO, CA - Legislative leaders announced Wednesday they had reached an agreement to build 53,000 new prison and jail beds as part of a $7.3 billion construction plan aimed at appeasing federal judges threatening to take actions that could lead to the early release of inmates. After months of behind-the-scenes negotiations, both the state Senate and Assembly expect to vote on the plan this morning, less than 24 hours after it was released publicly. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |

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