The sorry state of California s prisons
Washington Post has this extended article describing the crisis condition of California s prison system. Here is how it begins:
This is what conditions are like at one of California s best prisons, the California Rehabilitation Center: Built to hold 1,800 inmates, it now bulges with more than 4,700 and is under nearly constant lockdown to prevent fights. Portions of the buildings, which date to the 1920s, are so antiquated that the electricity is shut off during rainstorms so the prisoners aren t electrocuted. The facility s once-vaunted drug rehab program has a three-month-long waiting list, and the prison is short 75 guards.
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