In 2011 the Supreme Court ruled that overcrowded prisons in California violated the Eighth Amendment. The Supreme Court ordered the State of California to lower the prison population to 110,000. According to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s (CDCR) weekly population reports, the total amount of prisoners as of March 2, 2016 is 128,365. […]
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