For 20 years the State of California has been charged with unhealthy and inhumane treatment of prisoners, but failed to meet many promises to ease overcrowding. Today, the US Supreme Court took up the state’s appeal of an appellate court ruling that 40,000 prisoners be released.
Supreme Court Hears Prison Overcrowding Case
Credits
Guests:
- David Savage - Supreme Court reporter for the Los Angeles Times - @davidgsavage
- Don Thompson - freelance reporter, Kaiser Health News
- Joan Petersilia - Stanford Criminal Justice Center