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Supreme Court orders 46,000 prisoner released, now!

Discussion in 'In the News' started by Bliss, May 23, 2011.

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Bliss Well-Known Member

Holy cow. The 5-4 decision represents one of the largest prison release orders in U.S. history....

By David G. Savage, Washington Bureau

May 23, 2011, 8:56 a.m.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ordered California on Monday to release tens of thousands of its prisoners to relieve overcrowding, saying that "needless suffering and death" had resulted from putting too many inmates into facilities that cannot hold them in decent conditions.

It is one of the largest prison release orders in the nation's history, and it sharply split the high court.

Justices upheld an order from a three-judge panel in California that called for releasing 38,000 to 46,000 prisoners. Since then, the state has transferred about 9,000 state inmates to county jails. As a result, the total prison population is now about 32,000 more than the capacity limit set by the panel.

Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, speaking for the majority, said California's prisons had "fallen short of minimum constitutional requirements" because of overcrowding. As many as 200 prisoners may live in gymnasium, he said, and as many as 54 prisoners share a single toilet.

Kennedy insisted that the state had no choice but to release more prisoners. The justices, however, agreed that California officials should be given more time to make the needed reductions.

In dissent, Justice Antonin Scalia called the ruling "staggering" and "absurd."

He said the high court had repeatedly overruled the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals for ordering the release of individual prisoners. Now, he said, the majority were ordering the release of "46,000 happy-go-lucky felons." He added that "terrible things are sure to happen as a consequence of this outrageous order." Justice Clarence Thomas agreed with him.

In a separate dissent, Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. and Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said the ruling conflicted with a federal law intended to limit the power of federal judges to order a release of prisoners.

State officials and lawyers for inmates differ over just how many prisoners will have to be released. In recent figures, the state said it had about 142,000 inmates behind bars, and the judges calculated the prison population would need to be reduced to about 110,000 to comply with constitutional standards.

Kennedy said the judges in California overseeing the prison-release order should "accord the state considerable latitude to find mechanisms and make plans" that are "consistent with the public safety."

The American Civil Liberties Union said the court had "done the right thing" by addressing the "egregious and extreme overcrowding in California's prisons."

David Fathi, director of the ACLU national prison project, said "reducing the number of people in prison not only would save the state taxpayers half a billion annually, it would lead to the implementation of truly rehabilitative programs that lower recidivism rates and create safer communities."

Meanwhile, the court took no action on another California case in which a conservative group is challenging the state's policy of granting in-state tuition at its colleges and universities to students who are illegal immigrants and have graduated from its high schools.
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Bliss, May 23, 2011

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archangel Well-Known Member

Kunoichi said: ↑

Holy cow. The 5-4 decision represents one of the largest prison release orders in U.S. history....
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awww heck no! good luck out there LA and FG

archangel, May 23, 2011

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LA Well-Known Member

I'm chillin with one of them right now. :smt025

LA, May 23, 2011

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JordanC Well-Known Member

LA said: ↑

I'm chillin with one of them right now. :smt025
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:smt042

JordanC, May 23, 2011

#4
FG Well-Known Member

archangel said: ↑

awww heck no! good luck out there LA and FG
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I'm one of the released ones......

FG, May 23, 2011

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wtarshi Well-Known Member

FG said: ↑

I'm one of the released ones......
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penny drops.....

that explains the orange jumpsuit you wore when you picked me up at the airport

wtarshi, May 24, 2011

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karmacoma. Well-Known Member

Look at the bright side, more BM for you WW to choose from.

karmacoma., May 24, 2011

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JordanC Well-Known Member

Tarshi said: ↑

penny drops.....

that explains the orange jumpsuit you wore when you picked me up at the airport
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:smt043 And she looks good in orange.

JordanC, May 24, 2011

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flaminghetero Well-Known Member

karmacoma. said: ↑

Look at the bright side, more BM for you WW to choose from.
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I doubt if they release many BM.

flaminghetero, May 24, 2011

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z Well-Known Member

flaminghetero said: ↑

I doubt if they release many BM.
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Too many Joses coming out and prolly signing citizenship, lol. Reminds one, the civil war era, drunk Irish men getting of the ship & getting citizenship and a riffle, lol

z, May 24, 2011

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flaminghetero Well-Known Member

UnChosen 1 said: ↑

Too many Joses coming out and prolly signing citizenship, lol. Reminds one, the civil war era, drunk Irish men getting of the ship & getting citizenship and a riffle, lol
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This country will soon be a sweatshop.

flaminghetero, May 24, 2011

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lippy Well-Known Member

flaminghetero said: ↑

This country will soon be a sweatshop.
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considering that the majority of the textiles that we sell in the united states are manufactured outside of the usa...why would having minimum wage sweatshops be such a bad thing...

lippy, May 24, 2011

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FG Well-Known Member

Tarshi said: ↑

penny drops.....

that explains the orange jumpsuit you wore when you picked me up at the airport
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:smt045:smt081:smt081:smt081

FG, May 24, 2011

#13
Nico Banned

haha, have fun Californians.

In Texas we just kill ours.

Nico, May 24, 2011

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Nico Banned

vaudeville said: ↑

You next, pearl necklace faggot.

Country don't know what to do with all the black men it denies equality to, so they imprison them like cattle and shit. It's a motherfucking embarassment, let them out.
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Oh yeah, lets release a bunch of criminals back into the streets.

Fantastic idea.

Nico, May 24, 2011

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flaminghetero Well-Known Member

lipstick said: ↑

considering that the majority of the textiles that we sell in the united states are manufactured outside of the usa...why would having minimum wage sweatshops be such a bad thing...
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I just prefer a MIDDLE CLASS...

I'm crazy that way.

flaminghetero, May 24, 2011

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lippy Well-Known Member

flaminghetero said: ↑

I just prefer a MIDDLE CLASS...

I'm crazy that way.
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in order for there to be a middle there has to be something on both ends

lippy, May 24, 2011

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Max Mosley Well-Known Member
Simple solution... completely decriminalize marijuana.

Max Mosley, May 24, 2011

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LA Well-Known Member

Max Mosley said: ↑

Simple solution... completely decriminalize marijuana.
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:smt045:smt045:smt045:smt038

LA, May 24, 2011

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Tony Soprano Moderator

Max Mosley said: ↑

Simple solution... completely decriminalize marijuana.
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Rep added.:smt023

Tony Soprano, May 24, 2011

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