Saturday, November 30, 2013

Jerry Brown's Prison Law Makes County Jails More Dangerous



Jerry Brown's Prison Law Makes County Jails More Dangerous
by Joel B. Pollak 29 Nov 2013
Here's what they call a classic "problem from hell." California's Gov. Jerry Brown signed a prison reform law in 2011 that sentenced lower-level offenders to county jails rather than state prisons. Since then, violence has risen disproportionately in county jails, with inmates attacking each other, and guards, far more frequently.

But there's more to the story than soft-on-crime attitudes, or state budget-cutting. Brown signed the law as part of an effort to comply with a federal court order regarding California's overcrowded prisons. The problem is that there is too little space in state prisons--and too much crime in an economically troubled state.

California is becoming increasingly dysfunctional--the sharp coastal-inland divide, the high unemployment rate amidst massive wealth, the cutting-edge technology hubs and the public schools that barely teach kids basic math and science--and yet much of its dysfunction is hidden view beneath the beauty, the glitz, and the utopianism.

The answer to the malaise is a rapidly-growing economy and a streamlines state government. I've said before that three policies could turn it around: 1. oil and gas drilling; 2. a 6% flat tax; 4. removing public union privileges. The rest is mostly detail. Simplistic? Yes, but badly needed and log overdue. In my opinion, anyway.

Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown is the California state government governor, and his sister is Kathleen Brown.

Note: Kathleen Brown was the California state government treasurer, is Jerry Brown’s sister, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Commercial Club of Chicago, Members Directory
Please note: This link for the members of the Commercial Club of Chicago can no longer be found.
R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
Newton N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Valerie B. Jarrett is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the senior adviser for the Barack Obama administration, and her great uncle is Vernon E. Jordan Jr.
Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).
George Soros is the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle, a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP is the lobby firm for the Corrections Corporation of America.
Corrections Corporation of America
Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) is a company that owns and manages prisons and detention centers and operates others on a concession basis. The company is the largest private corrections company in the United States and manages more than 67 facilities with a designed capacity of 92,500 beds. CCA, incorporated in 1983 by three businessmen with experience in government and corrections, is based in Nashville, Tennessee.
Corrections Corporation of America (California)
Industry: Correctional Facility
California City, CA (760) 373-1764
This profile for Corrections Corporation of America is located in California City, CA. Corrections Corporation of America industry is listed as Correctional Facility. No officers have been found for this company.

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