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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: Wretched Excess on February 09, 2009, 08:40:56 PM
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(02-09) 16:53 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal court panel said today it intends to order the release of tens of thousands of California inmates over two to three years to relieve overcrowding that has ravaged prison medical and mental health care.
The three-judge panel said it was confident that the prison population could be reduced without endangering the public.
"The evidence is compelling that there is no relief other than a prisoner release order that will remedy the unconstitutional prison conditions," the panel said in what it labeled a tentative ruling after a trial in San Francisco last fall.
Two federal judges, both panel members, have ruled in separate cases that the quality of medical care and mental health treatment in state prisons violates the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment. In today's decision, the panel agreed with lawyers for the inmates that "crowding is the primary cause" of the constitutional violations.
Because prisons are jammed beyond capacity, they lack medical facilities, doctors and nurses, can't make sure inmates are taking medications or receiving treatment, and are triple-bunking inmates in gyms and other locations, the panel said. Such overcrowding increases the risk of spreading diseases among prisoners and staff, the judges said.
California's 33 prisons hold about 160,000 inmates, nearly twice their designed capacity. The judges said they were prepared to impose a limit of between 120 and 145 percent of capacity, which would require 40,000 to 60,000 prisoners to be released.
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RUUUUUUUNNNNN GEEEETTTTTTTTTT OOOOUUTTTT now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Leave Califoniaaaaaaaa(Imitating The Govonator)
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RUUUUUUUNNNNN GEEEETTTTTTTTTT OOOOUUTTTT now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Leave Califoniaaaaaaaa(Imitating The Govonator)
the 9th circuit has made a career out of getting reversed on appeal. I don't know why they still do this deranged shit.
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Let's see. Release and deport all illegal aliens, problem solved, and the prisons will no longer be overcrowded. Will they do that? Hell no.
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Let's see. Release and deport all illegal aliens, problem solved, and the prisons will no longer be overcrowded. Will they do that? Hell no.
Shoot all illegal aliens currently in US prisons and jails and ship their bodies back to Mexico. Charge Mexico for the cost of bullet and shipping.
At last that way they won't merely slip back across the border to re-offend.
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The three-judge panel said it was confident that the prison population could be reduced without endangering the public.
Good, then! Certainly the two judges who ruled in favor of the inmates to be released will volunteer their homes as halfway houses for these poor, misguided souls!
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The three-judge panel said it was confident that the prison population could be reduced without endangering the public.
In that case, I want an iron-clad guarantee. Those three judges must accept full responsibility for the actions of all released prisoners. If any one of the released prisoners gets out of line, all three judges go to jail.
Given that condition, how many would they be willing to release? :whatever:
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Reason #8475 why we moved from California.
UGH!!!
I am so not surprised that 9th circuit is insane.
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RUUUUUUUNNNNN GEEEETTTTTTTTTT OOOOUUTTTT now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Leave Califoniaaaaaaaa(Imitating The Govonator)
RUUUUUUUUUUNNNNN....GEEEEEEEEETT...TOOOOOOOOOOO...THEEEE...CHOOOOPPERRRRRR!
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Again and again, Liberals consistently demonstrate that they cannot be counted upon to protect the people.
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Again and again, Liberals consistently demonstrate that they cannot be counted upon to protect the people.
Part of the problem here is the voters. They need to approve the building of new prisons, so the others are not so crowded.
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Part of the problem here is the voters. They need to approve the building of new prisons, so the others are not so crowded.
With California going bankrupt, that isn't likely to happen.
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With California going bankrupt, that isn't likely to happen.
...probably no money anywhere in the Porkulus bill for prisons either.
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...probably no money anywhere in the Porkulus bill for prisons either.
what? make it so loyal democrat voters are unable to get to the polls? damn the public interest or rule of law, this is about power!!
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Two federal judges, both panel members, have ruled in separate cases that the quality of medical care and mental health treatment in state prisons violates the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
these ****wads need to be shot. Cruel and unusual punishment???? better still - lets have them hanged drawn and quartered and then they can experience TRUE cruel punishment.