More than 4000 women inmates in California prisons could be released early — if they have less than two years left on their sentences, if their crimes were nonviolent, non-serious and non-sexual — and if they have children. That's according to a law signed by former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Early Release for Female Prisoners
Credits
Guests:
- Don Thompson - freelance reporter, Kaiser Health News
- Terry Thornton - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Celeste Fremon - WitnessLA.com - @witnessla