-Los Angeles Times, May 25, 2011 by Steve Lopez
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0525-lopez-getoutofjail-20110523,0,1002589.column
“Prison is for seriously violent individuals,” said Jeanne Woodford, the former corrections chief who’s now with the Earl Warren Institute…. In her opinion, we incarcerate “many more prisoners than is necessary for the safety of the public.” But Woodford and others said the Supreme Court decision is cause for hope, because it forces the state to address the situation.
-Los Angeles Times, May 29, 2011 by Jeanne Woodford and Barry Krisberg
http://lat.ms/kvUXhy
Jammed prisons offer no chance for education, mental health or rehabilitation programs. And they can be breeding grounds for more violent crime and victimization…. The court’s ruling, far from being a threat to public safety, is an opportunity to reform the broken California penal system, which could mean better outcomes for all of us.