A special judicial panel denied a motion Thursday by the Schwarzenegger administration that sought to delay an order requiring California to reduce its prison population.
The panel of three federal judges scolded the administration for seeking the delay. The judges have ordered the state to reduce its inmate population by 40,000 inmates over two years. That's about a quarter of all inmates housed in California's 33 adult prisons.
"This court has been more than patient with the state and its officials" in waiting for California to reduce overcrowding to improve medical and mental health care for inmates, the judges said in a five-page ruling. …
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