Posted on 06/20/2013 3:45:52 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
A panel of federal judges ordered California on Thursday to ease overcrowding in state prisons by reducing the number of inmates by about 10,000 this year, and criticized what they described as foot-dragging in dealing with the matter.
California has been under court orders to reduce the population in its 33-prison system since 2009.
"Failure to take such steps or to report on such steps every two weeks shall constitute an act of contempt," the judges said in their ruling.
Don Specter, an attorney for the plaintiffs in the case, said the ruling would mean cutting the prison population to around 109,000 inmates from about 119,000 currently.
"The ruling is absolutely essential in order for prisoners to be safe and to get adequate healthcare," Specter said.
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Where these judges live should be ascertained and then thousands released in their immediate neighborhood. Additionally, the prisoners should be instructed that the judges will give them food, booze and money and don’t hesitate to climb any fence and ring the doorbell until the judge comes to the door.
Send them back to Mexico?
I believe that would relieve the burden real quick-like!
And move them in next door to these judges. Make sure they know the judge’s family and their habits. A little Cape Fear in their lives for a change.
President Andrew Jackson is supposed to have said: “John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it!”.
I think CA needs to find out what town this “judge” lives in and send the 10,000 there. Easy peasy.
Yeah, ask the first 10,001 and you’ll have your quota. (One is bound to say, “Hell yeah, I did it! And I’m proud! And I’ll do it again!”)
Move them in WITH the judges... and their nubile teenage children and grandchildren. Fair is fair now.
How much do 10,000 bullets cost?
Hmmm...Reduce the prison population.
OK, let’s start with carrying out the sentences of those on Death Row NOW! Charlie Manson and Sirhan Sirhan as well.
Great shades of “Escape from Los Angeles” - that might be the ticket...
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