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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Realignment Plan for Paroled Prisoners Leaves County Scrambling

    Prisoners, parolees and those recently charged with non-serious, nonviolent, non-sex-related offenses will become the responsibility of California's 58 counties. Los Angeles County will certainly get the lion's share.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Prisoners, parolees and those recently charged with non-serious, nonviolent, non-sex-related offenses will become the responsibility of California's 58 counties. Los Angeles County will certainly get the lion's share. But yesterday the Board of Supervisors delayed adoption of a plan to deal with them, even though they'll begin to arrive on the first of October. LA County Sheriff Lee Baca joins us for an update on California's new law to reduce overcrowding in state prisons.

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    Mayor Villaraigosa and the Hunt for LA Jobs
    1. 0:00Realignment Plan for Paroled Prisoners Leaves County ScramblingYou’re reading this
    2. 9:44Mayor Villaraigosa, LA Jobs and the Reality of Term Limits
    3. 23:26California Science Center Settles Suit with Intelligent Design Filmmakers
    4. 31:26Alabama, Illegal Immigration and the Presidential Campaign
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Julia Flucht

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Caitlin Shamberg

      KCRW

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      Lee Baca

      Sheriff of Los Angeles County

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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    Mayor Villaraigosa and the Hunt for LA Jobs
    1. 0:00Realignment Plan for Paroled Prisoners Leaves County ScramblingYou’re reading this
    2. 9:44Mayor Villaraigosa, LA Jobs and the Reality of Term Limits
    3. 23:26California Science Center Settles Suit with Intelligent Design Filmmakers
    4. 31:26Alabama, Illegal Immigration and the Presidential Campaign
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