Which Way, L.A.?
Are California's Prisons Ready to Explode?
Governor Schwarzenegger came into office promising major reforms to slash prison overcrowding . He even added the word rehabilitation to the title of the Corrections Department to underscore the new direction. Today, the reforms have collapsed, and nearly seven out of every 10 parolees ends up back behind bars.
By Jim Sterngold • • 1 min readGovernor Schwarzenegger came into office promising major reforms to slash prison overcrowding. He even added the word rehabilitation to the title of the Corrections Department to underscore the new direction. Today, the reforms have collapsed, and nearly seven out of every 10 parolees ends up back behind bars. Are there new ideas that will really relieve the pressure? Are taxpayers going to be willing to spend billions of dollars treating convicts? Jim Sterngold guest hosts.
Jim Sterngold
Wall Street Journal
Karen Radziner
Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?
Christian Bordal
Managing Producer, Greater LA
Steve Fama
Staff attorney with the Prison Law Office
Lance Corcoran
Spokesman for the California Correctional Peace Officers Association
Gloria Romero
California Center for Parent Empowerment