Assembly passes scaled back prison plan
Aug. 31, 2009 | By Alex Cohen and Julie Small | KPCC
California's State Assembly passed a plan Monday to cut about $1 billion from the state prison budget. The measure would also reduce the inmate population by 17,000. KPCC's Alex Cohen spoke with state capitol reporter Julie Small about the bill.
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