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| CA Prison Numbers Become National Matter |
| By bakersfieldnow.com |
| Published: 11/30/2010 |
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In a case pitting states rights against the power of the federal judiciary, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments about a federal court order requiring California to release inmates from its overcrowded prisons. At issue during Tuesday's hearing is the medical and mental health care delivered to inmates in the nation's largest state prison system. Eighteen other states have joined Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's administration in urging the justices to reject the order as overreaching and arguing that it poses a threat to public safety. Attorneys general elsewhere fear they could face similar legal challenges if the decision survives. Read More. |
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