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The President Gets Ready to Speak; California Prison Reform
California claims it's reducing the number of people in prison at the same time it's increasing public safety. Some cops and victims' rights groups claim dangerous criminals will be turned out on the streets. We hear both sides. On our rebroadcast of To the Point, just one year ago, Democrats were talking about a new political era. Now, President Obama faces a nation of angry voters.
By Warren Olney • • 53m ListenCalifornia's under a federal court order to give prisoners more humane treatment and the state's trying to save money. What will reducing the prison population mean for crime on the streets? We talk with the Secretary of Corrections and Rehabilitation and others. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, just one year ago, Democrats were talking about a new political era. Now, President Obama faces a nation of angry voters. We'll set the scene for his first address on the State of the Nation.
Banner image: Secretary Cate of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation responds to the three-judge panel's 40,000 inmate release order
