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Are California Prisons in for a Fix?
California prisons are so overcrowded that two federal judges are threatening to cap the population in June. We hear new details on how the governor and legislature are planning to deal with the financial and social crisis. Also, the Stardust in Vegas is now just a memory.
By Warren Olney • • 30m ListenCalifornia prisons are so overcrowded that two federal judges are threatening to cap the population in June. We hear new details on how the governor and legislature are planning to deal with the financial and social crisis. Also, the Stardust in Vegas is now just a memory.
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2 storiesAre California Prisons in for a Fix?
California prisons now house 172,000 inmates--twice as many as they were designed to house. The healthcare system is so bad it's in federal receivership.
Read the story18 minStardust Is Now Just Dust and Memories
In 1958, the Stardust opened in Las Vegas, becoming the world's largest resort hotel with 1,032 rooms. But the first mass-market casino is a thing of the past. Today, the Stardust was imploded by the Boyd Gaming Corporation to make way for the Echelon , which will cost $4.4 billion and have 5000 rooms.
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