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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Dueling Democrats and Prison Reform

    Crime is down in California, but state officials don't agree about how to reduce prison overcrowding as federal courts have ordered. The rhetoric is heating up.

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    By Warren Olney • Sep 6, 2013 • 29m Listen

    Crime is down in California, but state officials don't agree about how to reduce prison overcrowding as federal courts have ordered by the end of this year. Governor Brown wants $315 million to rent new jail space. Senate Democrats say $200 million spent on rehabilitation would do the job. The rhetoric is heating up with just days left in the legislative session. We hear both sides. Also, one of education reform's most controversial figures visits our studios. We talk with Michelle Rhee, former chancellor of schools in Washington DC, about California and LA Unified.

    On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, President Obama is in Russia for the G20 summit where America's threat to attack Syria has taken center stage. We hear what separates the US and Russia, including dispute about evidence of which side really has used chemical weapons and what should be done.

    Banner image: (L-R) Governor Jerry Brown and Assembly Speaker John Perez address the press

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      Dueling Democrats and Prison Reform

      The US Supreme Court says California’s prisons are too crowded, and Governor Brown wants to rent beds in private prisons and out-of-state facilities. Democratic Assembly Speaker John Perez and Republicans in both legislative houses agree.

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      17 min
    2. 17:45

      Michelle Rhee and Her 'Teacher Town Hall'

      Michelle Rhee -- one of the nation's most controversial figures when it comes to education reform -- is in Los Angeles tonight.

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      12 min
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Kerry Cavanaugh

      editorial writer at the Los Angeles Times

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      Sonya Geis

      Senior Managing Editor

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    In this episode

    2 stories
    1. 0:0017 min

      Dueling Democrats and Prison Reform

    2. 17:4512 min

      Michelle Rhee and Her 'Teacher Town Hall'

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