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Inmates who work in state prisons could get out early
By mantecabulletin.com
Published: 12/15/2014

SACRAMENTO (AP) — Inmates who work as janitors, cooks and groundskeepers in California’s overcrowded prisons would be eligible for early release under a proposed legal settlement.

The settlement was filed Friday in federal court, where judges would need to approve it before any changes take effect.

The Los Angeles Times reports that an estimated 4,300 inmates who form the backbone of the prison system’s menial labor force could start earning sharply reduced sentences as early as January.

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