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Possible Settlement of Cal. Prison Case

By Kent Scheidegger et al.

A tentative settlement has been reached in the California prison overcrowding case. The deal would avoid early releases by reducing the population over time through fewer returns for parole violations. Michael Rothfeld has this story in the LA Times. Fewer parole returns is better than early releases, of course, but it runs the risk of pulling the few remaining teeth from parole requirements. Local confinement for parole violation is an alternative only if there is local space available. House arrest with electronic monitoring is a possibility, but only with tamper-proof monitoring and adequate staff and equipment. The "costly human toll" of early releases are described in this long story from last week by LAT staff writers Jack Leonard, Megan Garvey and Doug Smith...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime and Consequences on May 20, 2008 (boomark / email).