Los Angeles Times | September 11, 2009 | 6:12 p.m. California Senate OKs smaller package of prison cuts, sends it to governor
The state Senate this evening relented to a smaller package of prison spending cuts than it had approved three weeks ago, sending Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger a bill that falls more than $200 million short of the savings assumed in the state budget. The measure, SBX3 18, would reduce supervision of low-level offenders on parole so they could not be sent back to prison for violating the terms of their release. It would allow some offenders to earn shorter terms by completing rehabilitation programs. It was approved 21 to 15. The vote was the culmination of weeks of controversy and dispute over how to safely cut the population of the state's overcrowded prisons to ease budgetary pressure and satisfy a federal court order to reduce the number of inmates. More soon at http://link.latimes.com/r/2S5DOM/6XBJN/L3JE02/40L5H/UUWQ78/VU/t. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- California and the world: Visit http://link.latimes.com/r/2S5DOM/6XBJN/L3JE02/40L5H/UUWQ76/VU/t for up to the minute news. Mobile: http://link.latimes.com/r/2S5DOM/6XBJN/L3JE02/40L5H/PRZKCH/VU/t Follow @LATimes on Twitter: http://link.latimes.com/r/2S5DOM/6XBJN/L3JE02/40L5H/HD8ATN/VU/t Follow the L.A. Times on Facebook: http://link.latimes.com/r/2S5DOM/6XBJN/L3JE02/40L5H/A7U8FQ/VU/t Sign up for more email newsletters: http://link.latimes.com/r/2S5DOM/6XBJN/L3JE02/40L5H/BM16NS/VU/t -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About this Communication: You are receiving this email because you opted-in to receive Breaking News Alerts from the Los Angeles Times. You're currently subscribed to Los Angeles Times Breaking News with the address [email protected]. If you'd like to unsubscribe, please click here: http://link.latimes.com/r/2S5DOM/6XBJN/L3JE02/40L5H/EWHCUN/VU/t?a=MPRQCA&[email protected]&c=51242192&d=XTDJ52 You can also unsubscribe by modifying your profile on latimes.com at http://www.latimes.com/newsletters For information on how we protect your information, please read our privacy policy at http://link.latimes.com/r/2S5DOM/6XBJN/L3JE02/40L5H/269PYK/VU/t [[2S5DOM-XTDJ52-6XBJN-L3JE02-40L5H-T-M2-20090911-e10bc0ca188a19aa6]] -- Posted By # to BN at 9/12/2009 04:18:00 AM
