<http://www.latimes.com/news/local/sc-dc-0524-court-prisons-web-20110523,0,2 337401.story> http://www.latimes.com/news/local/sc-dc-0524-court-prisons-web-20110523,0,23 37401.story _____ Victorusa at 11:09 AM May 23, 2011 The supreme court idiots think this will be a way to force us to pay taxes to avoid this. _____ Libconverter at 11:07 AM May 23, 2011 Since you liberals seem to believe that only misunderstood choir boys and boy scouts will be released, how about you volunteer to take them into your homes for rehabilitation. Afterall, it's your party that believes all you have to do is show bad people that you care and they'll see the error of their ways. Oh, to be filled with hope and change and unicorns and rainbows. _____ ramblinwreck at 11:07 AM May 23, 2011 If the stastics are correct and 33% of all prisoners in Calf. prisons are Illegal Aliens covicted of crimes, why not depart these felons and let them become Mexico's problem? All of course but hhe murderers and rapists that we would want to insure received American Justice for there actions. Kills two birds with one stone. Supreme Court orders California to release tens of thousands of prison inmates The 5-4 decision represents one of the largest prison release orders in U.S. history. The court majority says overcrowding has caused 'suffering and death.' In a sharp dissent, Justice Antonin Scalia warns 'terrible things are sure to happen.' * <http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sc-dc-0524-court-prison s-web-20110523,0,3547818,email.story> Email * <http://www.latimes.com/news/local/sc-dc-0524-court-prisons-web-20110523,0,4 339272,print.story> print * <http://www.latimes.com/news/local/sc-dc-0524-court-prisons-web-20110523,0,2 337401.story> increase text size <http://www.latimes.com/news/local/sc-dc-0524-court-prisons-web-20110523,0,2 337401.story> decrease text size * * * Share709 * (249) <http://www.latimes.com/news/local/sc-dc-0524-court-prisons-web-20110523,0,2 337401.story#tugs_story_display> Inmates at dinner Inmates sit for dinner at the California State Prison in Lancaster. A federal overseer of the state's prison system has suggested freeing the sickest inmates as a way to cut costs. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times / June 10, 2010) By David G. Savage, Washington Bureau May 23, 2011, 8:56 a.m. WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court ordered California on Monday to release tens of thousands of its prisoners to relieve overcrowding, saying that "needless suffering and death" had resulted from putting too many inmates into facilities that cannot hold them in decent conditions. It is one of the largest prison release orders in the nation's history, and it sharply split the high court. . Related . <http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/05/prison-riot-leaves-several-in jured.html> Disturbance at Sacramento-area prison leaves several inmates injured <http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/05/prison-riot-leaves-several-in jured.html> Disturbance at Sacramento-area prison leaves several inmates injured . <http://documents.latimes.com/brown-v-plata-decision/> <b>Document:</b> Read the annotated Supreme Court decision <http://documents.latimes.com/brown-v-plata-decision/> Document: Read the annotated Supreme Court decision . <http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0522-lopez-calprisoncosts-20110522, 0,3537849.column> Video by prison guards union links campaign donations to new contract <http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0522-lopez-calprisoncosts-20110522, 0,3537849.column> Video by prison guards union links campaign donations to new contract Justices upheld an order from a three-judge panel in California that called for releasing 38,000 to 46,000 prisoners. Since then, the state has transferred about 9,000 state inmates to county jails. As a result, the total prison population is now about 32,000 more than the capacity limit set by the panel. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, speaking for the majority, said California's prisons had "fallen short of minimum constitutional requirements" because of overcrowding. As many as 200 prisoners may live in gymnasium, he said, and as many as 54 prisoners share a single toilet. Kennedy insisted that the state had no choice but to release more prisoners. The justices, however, agreed that California officials should be given more time to make the needed reductions. In dissent, Justice <http://www.latimes.com/topic/arts-culture/antonin-scalia-PEHST001782.topic> Antonin Scalia called the ruling "staggering" and "absurd." He said the high court had repeatedly overruled the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals for ordering the release of individual prisoners. Now, he said, the majority were ordering the release of "46,000 happy-go-lucky felons." He added that "terrible things are sure to happen as a consequence of this outrageous order." Justice <http://www.latimes.com/topic/arts-culture/clarence-thomas-PEHST001980.topic > Clarence Thomas agreed with him. In a separate dissent, Justice <http://www.latimes.com/topic/crime-law-justice/justice-system/samuel-a.-ali to-PEPLT00008041.topic> Samuel A. Alito Jr. and Chief Justice <http://www.latimes.com/topic/crime-law-justice/justice-system/john-g.-rober ts-jr.-PEPLT00008040.topic> John G. Roberts Jr. said the ruling conflicted with a federal law intended to limit the power of federal judges to order a release of prisoners. State officials and lawyers for inmates differ over just how many prisoners will have to be released. In recent figures, the state said it had about 142,000 inmates behind bars, and the judges calculated the prison population would need to be reduced to about 110,000 to comply with constitutional standards. Kennedy said the judges in California overseeing the prison-release order should "accord the state considerable latitude to find mechanisms and make plans" that are "consistent with the public safety." The <http://www.latimes.com/topic/social-issues/american-civil-liberties-union-O RCIG0000034.topic> American Civil Liberties Union said the court had "done the right thing" by addressing the "egregious and extreme overcrowding in California's prisons." David Fathi, director of the ACLU national prison project, said "reducing the number of people in prison not only would save the state taxpayers half a billion annually, it would lead to the implementation of truly rehabilitative programs that lower recidivism rates and create safer communities." Meanwhile, the court took no action on another California case in which a conservative group is challenging the state's policy of granting in-state tuition at its colleges and universities to students who are illegal immigrants and have graduated from its high schools. The justices said they would consider the appeal in a later private conference. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [email protected]. -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [email protected] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. 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