Care Concerns Raised Over Prison Realignment Effort
Facing a federal court mandate to reduce its prison population, the state last year launched a prison realignment initiative that shifts thousands of state prisoners to county jails. However, a federal lawsuit argues that some budget-strapped counties are unable to provide adequate medical care to prisoners with disabilities.
- "Disabled Inmates Suffer in Shift to County Jails" (Walter, California Watch, 10/8).