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