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With two-year extension, California ponders prison population reduction

By Take Two Staff
Published Feb 11, 2014
Inmates at Chino State Prison walk past their bunk beds in a gymnasium that was modified to house prisoners in this December 10, 2010 file photo taken in Chino, California. State and local authorities have since been recognized for their efforts to reduce their jail and prison populations, but officials say L.A. County still has more inmates than it should. A grant announced on Tuesday, May 26, 2015, by the MacArthur Foundation puts the county in the running for further financial assistance in alleviating its overcrowded jails.
Inmates at Chino State Prison walk past their bunk beds in a gymnasium that was modified to house prisoners in Chino, California
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Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
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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.

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With two-year extension, California ponders prison population reduction

A federal three-judge panel ruled yesterday that Governor Jerry Brown now has two more years to reduce the state's prison population. Michael Montgomery, a reporter with the Center for Investigative Reporting, joins the show to talk about how California will meet this new deadline and how prisoners are reacting to the news.