Evidence-Based Reforms to Reduce California’s Overcrowded Prisons

California’s overcrowded prisons have become a breeding ground for the coronavirus. The state’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has reported a total of 7,703 confirmed COVID-19 cases in its 35 facilities since the start of the pandemic.

California's Little Hoover Commission addressed the state’s overcrowded prisons in a 2014 report, “Sensible Sentencing for a Safer California.” The Commission found that hundreds of laws had been enacted to increase sentencing length, add sentence enhancement and create new sentencing laws.

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Read the 2014 commission report here.

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