There was a lot of skepticism last year when Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 109 into law. As it turns out, it looks like the skeptics had it right.
AB 109 triggered the governor’s realignment strategy, which involves shifting low-level offenders from the state prison system to county jails throughout California.
At first glance, the plan seems to have the advantage of simplicity — the U.S. Supreme Court leans on the state to improve its process of crime and punishment, so inmates get shuttled off to local jails...
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