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In California, Advocates Push for Reform of Parole Process to Ease Prison Strain

Curtis Cartier
By Curtis Cartier
Good Times Santa Cruz | August 20, 2009
California's Board of Parole Hearings grants parole to less than one percent of eligible lifers. Now, as the state's prison system is packed to 200 percent capacity, some are arguing for reform to the parole system that's keeping lifers doing life.
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Tags: life sentences, California, parole, rehabilitation, prison overcrowding, criminal justice

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