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Assembly to Vote on Cuts to State Prisons

The scaled-down package falls $233 million short of the $1.2 billion in cuts to prisons in last month's budget deal. It's unclear whether the Senate or governor would go along with the plan. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-prisons1-2009sep01,0,2193725.story

Furloughs Devastate Families

Many are unable to make mortgage and car payments, and some face bankruptcy. Biden and Feinstein protest. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-furloughs30-2009aug30,0,552079,full.story

Local 685 Mourns Loss of Two Firefighters

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was in Los Angeles this morning to announce a $75-million green-jobs training program, said California lost two heroes when a pair of firefighters died while battling a wildfire in the Angeles National Forest. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/08/schwarzenegger-fires.html

State ordered to shrink prison population by 44,000 inmates

State ordered to shrink prison population by 44,000 inmates -- In a historic move, a panel of three federal judges today ordered the state of California to reduce its prison population by more than 44,000 inmates in the next two years. Denny Walsh and Sam Stanton in the Sacramento Bee -- 8/4/09

Governor's inmate reduction program: How will it work?

Governor's inmate reduction program: How will it work? -- As police officers and deputies are being laid off across California, the idea is almost breathtaking: Reduce California's prison population by 27,300 inmates, partly by letting some out of the gates. Sam Stanton in the Sacramento Bee -- 8/3/09

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