Judge: Prison Overcrowding Suit Could Be Settled
Over the weekend, U.S. District Court Judge Thelton Henderson said he is hopeful that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's administration and lawyers will be able to resolve their dispute over prison overcrowding before the class-action case goes to trial. Henderson is one of three jurists on a panel that will consider the case on prison medical and mental health care.
- "Judge Hopeful for Settlement in California Prisons Overcrowding Suit" (Furillo, Sacramento Bee, 3/16).