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Schwarzenegger drops plan for early release of 22,000 inmates

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Schwarzenegger drops plan for early release of 22,000 inmates By Andy Furillo May 13, 2008 Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has dumped his plan to release about 22,000 lower-risk inmates from prison before they complete their terms, The Bee learned Monday. The revised budget he will present on Wednesday will jettison the plan, which would have freed prisoners doing time for crimes such as drug possession and car theft who had less than 20 months to go on their terms. The governor had sought the change as part of a 10 percent, across-the-board general fund budget cut to deal with a multibillion-dollar deficit. His plan was unlikely, however, to win support in upcoming budget negotiations. Not a single legislator in the state had expressed support for the idea...continue to full post

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