Let\u2019s move into the topic of prisons. Consider the following excerpts from the New York Times and The Huffington Post and answer the questions that follow.<\/p>\n
Court Gives California More Time to Ease Prison Crowding<\/strong> http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/02\/11\/us\/court-gives-california-more-time-to-ease-prison-crowding.html?_r=0<\/a><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n California\u2019s Prison Population Is Finally Down, But Will It Last? http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2015\/01\/29\/ca-prison-overcrowding_n_6575514.html?<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Is overcrowding in prisons still a problem in 2015 or do you believe the issue has been resolved? Support your opinion.<\/p>\n California\u2019s example is extreme. Are other states experiencing prison overcrowding? Explain.<\/p>\n What lessons can be learned by correctional administrators regarding the future of prison populations?<\/p>\n For full credit, add new information to the discussion, citing your sources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Let\u2019s move into the topic of prisons. Consider the following excerpts from the New York Times and The Huffington Post and answer the questions that follow. Court Gives California More Time to Ease Prison Crowding \u201cIn 2011, the U.S. Supreme Read More …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-184257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=184257"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184257\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=184257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=184257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=184257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\u201cIn 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld an order to reduce the prison population [in California], agreeing that dire conditions compromised the health and safety of prisoners and violated their constitutional rights against cruel and inhuman punishment. Since then, California officials have repeatedly sought extra time to address the problem.
.. even as the judges granted more time to comply with the court order, they criticized the state\u2019s efforts to delay the release of inmates, who remain packed into prisons at more than 144 percent of capacity.
\u2026Until Monday\u2019s ruling, California had until April to reduce its prison population to 137.5 percent of capacity from 144 percent; now, it has until the end of February 2016.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cSACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan 29 2015 (Reuters) \u2013 After years of controversy and legal trouble because of overcrowding in California\u2019s mammoth prison system, the state\u2019s inmate population dipped below the maximum level set by a federal court for the first time on Thursday.\u201d<\/p>\n