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Another Warning about the Need for Prison Reform
This weekend's outbreak of violence at Chino State Prison provided more evidence of the urgent need for prison reform in California. Can Governor Schwarzenegger and the Legislature improve the system before conditions deteriorate even more? Plus, who's paying the bills for Governor Schwarzenegger's big party this week in Sacramento?
By Warren Olney • • 30m ListenThis weekend's outbreak of violence at Chino State Prison provided more evidence of the urgent need for prison reform in California. Can Governor Schwarzenegger and the Legislature improve the system before conditions deteriorate even more? Plus, who's paying the bills for Governor Schwarzenegger's big party this week in Sacramento?
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A thousand inmates at the Chino State Prison are still on lockdown three days after an eruption of bloody violence. The riot itself occurred just ten days after Governor Schwarzenegger unveiled his latest plans for prison reform .
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