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Sane Drug Laws: How California May Finally Stop Prison Overcrowding

Theshia Naidoo, Alice Huffman, Jakada Imani, Allen Hopper, AlterNet. March 7, 2012.

California's SB 1506 would reclassify drug possession for personal use from a felony to a misdemeanor, significantly reducing sentences.

Prison Crisis: Will California Spend More on Jails Than Universities?

Sasha Abramsky, In These Times. October 23, 2007.

As the number of prisoners in California prisons explodes, the state may soon spend more locking up its citizens than on public university education.

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