Press Play with Madeleine Brand
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.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readIn 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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3 of 5Violence spikes at California jails after release of prison inmates- 0:00Trump refuses to comply with House Democrats’ subpoenas
- 12:00What happened to the White House press briefings?
- 21:08California released thousands of inmates from state penitentiaries, but now local jails see a spike in violenceYou’re reading this
- 28:37Political upheaval in Venezuela informs Carlos Izcaray’s career as a music director and conductor
- 38:53‘Absolutely worth it:’ Conductor Jessica Bejarano on choosing a $2000-per-year job in San Francisco over pursuing a PhD