/tags/prison-realignment prison realignment en-US Copyright Tue, 30 May 2023 22:14:58 GMT /politics-government/2023-05-30/this-california-town-was-already-dying-then-the-state-moved-to-close-its-prison California is unwinding the prison-building boom of the 1980s and 1990s. The cuts are falling on small towns that banked on government jobs to anchor their communities. Tue, 30 May 2023 22:14:58 GMT /politics-government/2023-05-30/this-california-town-was-already-dying-then-the-state-moved-to-close-its-prison Nigel Duara /politics-government/2013-12-12/california-gets-more-time-on-prison-overcrowding California's deadline to cut its prison population has been extended until April 18th.A panel of federal judges previously had moved the deadline to… Thu, 12 Dec 2013 14:44:03 GMT /politics-government/2013-12-12/california-gets-more-time-on-prison-overcrowding /politics-government/2013-11-29/violence-increasing-in-california-county-jails California County jails have seen a marked increase in violence since they began housing thousands of offenders who previously would have gone to state… Fri, 29 Nov 2013 13:46:00 GMT /politics-government/2013-11-29/violence-increasing-in-california-county-jails