California Prisoner Release Order Upheld by U.S. High Court
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A divided U.S. Supreme Court, pointing to “serious constitutional violations” in California’s overcrowded prisons, upheld an order requiring the state to cut its inmate population by tens of thousands.
In a 5-4 vote along ideological lines, the justices said the order, the largest of its kind in U.S. history, was an appropriate step to remedy the constitutionally inadequate level of medical and mental health care prisoners are receiving.