Slideshow: California's overcrowded prisons
California’s “get tough” policies on crime, starting in the 1970s, have resulted in America’s highest incarceration rates and prisons so crowded that a federal court recently ordered the state to reduce its prison population by 40,000. For now, the system holds 170,000 inmates – twice its intended capacity. Tony Avelar recently toured one California facility while on assignment for the Monitor and filed this photographic report.
Skip to next paragraphRecent posts
-
05.17.12
Mitt Romney repudiates idea of using Jeremiah Wright against Obama -
05.14.12
With graduation speeches, Obama, Romney target 'must win' audiences -
05.09.12
Rick Santorum tells Jay Leno why Romney endorsement was 'buried' (+video) -
05.08.12
A possible blessing for Dick Lugar in fight to retain US Senate seat -
05.03.12
On National Day of Prayer, plenty of politics
These comments are not screened before publication. Constructive debate about the above story is welcome, but personal attacks are not. Please do not post comments that are commercial in nature or that violate any copyright[s]. Comments that we regard as obscene, defamatory, or intended to incite violence will be removed. If you find a comment offensive, you may flag it.