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Prison realignment sparks public safety concerns

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    Critics slam California's efforts to ease overcrowding

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But the new information on California's efforts to ease prison overcrowding summer calling the plan -- -- sanctioned.

Prison break quite a talent is live in Texas.

By the end.

Well then -- California is under a court order to move 33000 inmates out of the State's prison system to reduce overcrowding.

Governor Jerry Brown doesn't want to say he's releasing prisoners early that's never popular.

So -- come up with a new plan to shift responsibility for low level offenders back to the counties the local TDs and sheriff's departments.

Problem is many of those county jails are overcrowded too and are having to release some of they're criminals early.

From celebrities like Lindsay Lohan who served just four hours of her sentence.

To felons like James -- and on -- Espinoza who were back in jail after committing new crimes within days of getting out.

Critics are slamming the governor is being soft on crime and worse.

Governor is nuts he's he is committed to political malpractice that's going to threaten the safety.

Economically and and the safety of every individual in this state through this reckless policy and it ought to be repealed.

Critics point out Governor Brown had other options like housing state inmates in private detention centers.

The California faces a nine billion dollar deficit and prison officials argue re -- will actually save the state money down the road.

-- governments tend to run more efficiently.

It's not -- expensive to hire folks in so we should see overall burden on the taxpayer come down.

Supporters also say that new methods of monitoring and rehabilitation will actually reduce crime from its current historical low.

But -- it's a strategy never tried on this scale before in California needs to shed another 151000 inmates between now and next summer.

Neck in the difference between theory and reality that you have to wait and see on the story at least Claudia thank you very much cloudy cal and it's everything a lockout.

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