California prison mass inmate release ruling [US DC]

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California prison mass inmate release ruling [US DC]

September 3, 2009 05:01:00 pm

Coleman v. Schwarzenegger, US District Courts for the Eastern and Northern Districts of California, September 3, 2009 [denying California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's request to stay an order to reduce the prison population in the state].

Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. More recent commentary available here. JURIST has more on California prisons.

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