Archive for December, 2007
Governor Considers Early Release of 22,000 Inmates
Perhaps what is so interesting about this particular report is that the Sac Bee posted it - then removed it… why? At pressure from the Governor’s office? The media was already reporting that Schwarzenegger was mulling over the idea of releasing 20k+ inmates in order to comply with pressure from the Feds to fix California’s growing prison problem… so why remove the article? Good on the SFGate.com to post the AP story which refers to the Sac Bee article…
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is considering the early release of more than 20,000 low-risk prison inmates as a way to save money amid a worsening budget crisis, a newspaper [The Sacramento Bee - article since removed] reported Thursday. The governor’s office told The Associated Press that Schwarzenegger had not decided to release inmates early and that it was premature to say he would propose it to lawmakers when he releases his budget in January…