Take Two

Kenneth Corley wins freedom from prison under Prop 36

By Take Two Staff

Published Jan 31, 2013

Kenneth Corley's mug shot. Corley was the first nonviolent offender to be released from prison under Prop 36.

(

Dept. of Corrections

)

Gov. Jerry Brown is changing tactics as a way to reduce prison overcrowding. Brown is now seeking to move prisoners to private cells out of state as an alternative to releasing thousands of prisoners early. (Photo: Inmates at Chino State Prison walk the hallway on December 10, 2010 in Chino, California).

Inmates at Chino State Prison walk the hallway on December 10, 2010 in Chino, California. The U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to hear arguments to appeal a federal court's ruling last year that the California state prison system would have to release 40,000 prisoners to cope with overcrowding so severe that it violated their human rights. More than 144,000 inmates are currently incarcerated in prisons that were designed to hold about 80,000.

(

Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

)

Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.

Get LA News Updates Daily

We brief you on what you need to know about L.A. today.

Listen 7:09

Kenneth Corley wins freedom from prison under Prop 36

Last November, voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 36, the measure that changed California's three strikes law to require that third strike be serious or violent felonies. It also allowed some of the inmates serving life sentences to have those sentences reduced.

We speak with former inmate Kenneth Corley, the first non-violent offenders to be released under the new law.

Hey, LA listener!

Kenneth Corley wins freedom from prison under Prop 36

Get LA News Updates Daily