On Monday, a three-member panel of federal judges responded favorably toward California’s ongoing request for additional time to implement the court’s prison population reduction targets.
Under the new ruling, California will have until February 28, 2016 to meet the court mandated reductions, and will be required to appoint a “compliance officer” to oversee implementation of the State’s prison population reduction strategy to achieve 137.5 percent of design capacity. The three-member panel also placed a cap on the number of inmates that State may transfer out of state.
Governor Jerry Brown submitted a court-ordered prison population reduction plan nearly a year ago, which detailed strategies the State could take to meet the reduction mandates. RCRC expects the State will continue to evaluate the opportunity to expand good time credits, fire camp eligibility, work furlough and alternative custody programs for low-risk inmate populations, and to expand parole for those who are considered medically incapacitated and for older adults who have served minimum sentencing levels. Governor Brown’s court-ordered prison population reduction plan can be accessed here.
For additional information, please contact RCRC Senior Legislative Advocate Paul A. Smith at 916.447.4806 or psmith@rcrcnet.org.
On Monday, a three-member panel of federal judges responded favorably toward California’s ongoing request for additional time to implement the court’s prison population reduction targets.
Under the new ruling, California will have until February 28, 2016 to meet the court mandated reductions, and will be required to appoint a “compliance officer” to oversee implementation of the State’s prison population reduction strategy to achieve 137.5 percent of design capacity. The three-member panel also placed a cap on the number of inmates that State may transfer out of state.
Governor Jerry Brown submitted a court-ordered prison population reduction plan nearly a year ago, which detailed strategies the State could take to meet the reduction mandates. RCRC expects the State will continue to evaluate the opportunity to expand good time credits, fire camp eligibility, work furlough and alternative custody programs for low-risk inmate populations, and to expand parole for those who are considered medically incapacitated and for older adults who have served minimum sentencing levels. Governor Brown’s court-ordered prison population reduction plan can be accessed here.
For additional information, please contact RCRC Senior Legislative Advocate Paul A. Smith at 916.447.4806 or psmith@rcrcnet.org.