Posted by Old Gringo on 1/07/08

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The highly political issue of overcrowding in CA prisons has
received little input it appears from the criminal practice
segment in CA. I would assume that there would be many
filings similar to "friends of the court" briefings by
this group to encourage a more effective option that simply
build more prisons... toward that end, more case revenue
would accrue if the state was forced to entertain sentence
modifications more favorably.

This revenue could be exploited much in the same as as H&R
Block et al launch a full-scale assault on the IRS each tax
season on the behalf of taxpayers. Thus, the law firms seem
to turn away from this market niche.. as if they have opted
to be part of the problem versus part of the solution to the
over crowding dilemma that CA is facing.

One would hope that the practicing attorneys in CA would be
politically neutral in this issue.. after all, they have
never been shy when it comes to personal injury litigation..
so why not see this as a viable market niche to exploit?

It would benefit the taxpayer, the attorneys and, last but
not least, the inmates serving extremely long sentences for
non-violent and non-drug related offenses. "The quality of
mercy is never strained..." doesn't apply in CA's "hang 'em
high" social construct. Where is Gloria Allred when we need
her to champion the rights of incarcerated women in CA...
uncharacteristically silent... letting Arnold have his way..
with female inmates... or so it seems.

CA Initiatives to Reduce Overcrowding in State Prisons, 1/07/08, by Old Gringo.

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