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US court orders CA to speed up process for releasing nonviolent second-strike inmates
By therepublic.com
Published: 11/17/2014

SACRAMENTO, California — Federal judges are telling California to speed up its process for releasing some nonviolent inmates as part of a previous order forcing the state to sharply reduce its prison population.

The three-judge panel on Friday gave the state a Jan. 1 deadline to start considering parole for nonviolent second-strike inmates.

The state is required to forward the names of inmates who meet the criteria to the parole board once they have served half their prison sentences.

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