Federal judges deny California request to stay prison population reduction order
September 4, 2009
[JURIST] A federal judicial panel on Thursday denied [opinion, PDF] California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's request to stay an order [text, PDF] to reduce the prison population in the state. The request stemmed from an August ruling mandating that California reduce its prison population [JURIST....... [more] 
Federal judge orders California to give stance on money for prison health care
October 9, 2008
'[JURIST] A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the administration of California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to give its position on providing$250 million this year toward the$8 billion needed to reform the state''s prison health care system. US District....... [more]
Schwarzenegger nixes California mass prisoner release: report
May 13, 2008
'[JURIST] California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has abandoned a 2007 plan to release approximately 22,000"lower risk" prisoners who have less than 20 months of their sentences remaining, according to a Tuesday report in the Sacramento Bee. The....... [more]
Schwarzenegger mulls mass prisoner release in California: report
December 21, 2007
'[JURIST] California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is considering a mass release of more than 20,000 nonviolent prisoners in hopes of staving off a projected$10 billion to$14 billion budget deficit over the next two fiscal years, the Sacramento Bee....... [more]
Schwarzenegger signs bill to increase legal aid funds in California
October 12, 2007
'[JURIST] California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill Thursday designed to increase funding to legal aid representation for low-income residents of California. The new law, which will take effect in January 2008, will enable banks to invest....... [more]
Ninth Circuit rejects California bid to avoid federal supervision of prisons
September 12, 2007
'[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Tuesday rejected an appeal by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of rulings creating a federal panel to supervise California''s overcrowded prison system. In July, two separate district court....... [more]
California appeals violent video game law ruling
September 6, 2007
'[JURIST] California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Wednesday filed an appeal of last month''s US District Court decision ruling that a 2005 law banning the sale of violent video games to minors was unconstitutional. Schwarzenegger said that he....... [more]
US judges reject appeal of federal supervision of California prisons
August 1, 2007
'[JURIST] Two federal district judges separately rejected a bid by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to appeal rulings ordering the federal supervision of California''s overcrowded prison system Tuesday, ruling that while California may appeal....... [more]
Schwarzenegger proposes new California death penalty protocol
May 16, 2007
'[JURIST] California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger submitted a capital punishment proposal Tuesday in an effort to persuade US District Judge Jeremy Fogel to lift a moratorium on executions in the state. The proposal includes the construction of a new....... [more]
Schwarzenegger approves program to ease prison overcrowding
May 4, 2007
'[JURIST] California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Thursday signed a$7.7 billion bipartisan bill to construct facilities to provide 53,000 new prison and jail beds over the next five years to alleviate California''s overcrowded prisons. Last week state....... [more]
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