In more prison news, turns out the state footed the bill for 12 inmates' lawsuits over the past 12 years - to the tune of $108 million, according a report by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's inspector general. That number exclude's California's "own legal costs or the amount needed to fix problems that led to the class-action suits alleging violations of inmate rights, including poor medical, dental and mental health care," says the Fresno Bee.
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Friday, December 18, 2009
Inmate Lawsuits Cost California $108 Million
Thursday, December 17, 2009
State Correctional Officers' Furloughs Illegal, Judge Rules
California prison guards forced to take unpaid leave days came out victorious today as an Alameda Superior Court judge ruled the furloughs illegal, SacBee reports. In their March court filing, the California Correctional Peace Officers Association maintained that it would be impossible for "every employee to utilize the 34 deferred furlough days each will accrue during the time allotted" as prisons are already understaffed, says SacBee.
