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| Prisons chief says more releases could 'unravel' realignment |
| By latimes.com/ - Paige St. John |
| Published: 04/26/2013 |
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California prisons chief Jeffrey Beard says he is concerned more reductions of the state prison population would overwhelm counties already struggling with the state's 2011 realignment program. The state achieved a 25,000 reduction in its prison population by requiring counties to take on criminals from three fronts: County jails must house lower-level offenders and state parole violators, and those released from prison now go through county probation. Even so, California prisons continue to exceed population caps set by federal courts. Under threat of being held in contempt, Gov. Jerry Brown has been given until next week to submit a plan for further reductions. Beard appeared before the Los Angeles Times editorial board on Thursday. Brown's corrections secretary fleshed out an argument the state has also made in court, that any further shift of the criminal justice burden is dangerous. Read More. |
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