California released thousands of inmates from state penitentiaries, but now local jails see a spike in violence

In 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered California to downsize its prisons because of overcrowding. State officials released some prisoners, but redistributed inmates from state prisons to county jails. Violence spiked in some county jails as a result. A new McClatchy-ProPublica investigation shows that deaths in one county jail doubled since the Supreme Court decision.

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Guest:

  • Jason Pohl - investigative reporter at The Sacramento Bee

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Yael Even Or, Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir, Caitlin Plummer, Rosalie Atkinson, Rebecca Mooney, Amy Ta