Margarita Perez

Los Angeles County Probation Department

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Assistant chief probation officer with the Los Angeles County Probation Department

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"Realignment" was enacted three years ago to reduce over-crowding in California prisons.

State Incarceration Becomes Local Incarceration

"Realignment" was enacted three years ago to reduce over-crowding in California prisons.

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Three years ago, the US Supreme court ruled that overcrowding in California’s prisons violated prisoners constitutional rights.

Prison Realignment and the Early Release of Jail Inmates

Three years ago, the US Supreme court ruled that overcrowding in California’s prisons violated prisoners constitutional rights.

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