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Years of Abuse At LA Men’s Central Jail Confirmed by Whistleblower
By uprisingradio.org
Published: 09/21/2011

The race is on to comply with a federal court mandate to reduce overcrowding in California state prisons. The state is supposed to have reduced the prison population to 167% of capacity by this November, and then continue in stages through 2013. The California Department of Corrections recently announced plans to release female prisoners not convicted of violent or sexual crimes under a family reunification program. CDCR reports that 45% of the total female population of 10,000 may be eligible. The CDCR is not attributing its sudden interest in the 2010 reunification program directly to the federal mandate, but it is currently the only scheme that will have an immediate impact and move the state towards compliance.

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