Prisons are disease hotboxes where at least half the prisoners have life-threatening conditions. The overcrowding has been ruled inhumane by a three-judge panel in the Plata case and releases tentatively ordered.
- Prisons are disease hotboxes where at least half the prisoners have life-threatening conditions. The overcrowding has been ruled inhumane by a three-judge panel in the Plata case and releases tentatively ordered.
- This chart from the Legislative Analyst (LAO) shows that violent crime has changed very little since the 1960's. Note the lower turquoise line
- On Nov 21, 2008 members of United for No Injustice, Oppression or Neglect, U.N.I.O.N., family members of dead and dying inmates begged for help outside the Plata hearings in San Francisco. There is no place for a sick prisoner or their family members to go for help in an emergency. This indifference results in many lawsuits and preventable deaths. Once a prisoner is hospitalized, family members are denied visits, even as their loved is dying
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