Inmates, California officials warn prisons crowded
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IONE, California  - Convicted murderer Greg Rollo knows the brutality of life behind bars after 31 years in a prison. But he says life has grown much worse since he was moved to a triple-bunk bed in an open gym with 199 others.
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Prisons and jails added more than 1,000 inmates each week for a year, putting almost 2.2 million people, or one in every 136 U.S. residents, behind bars by last summer.
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The number of prisoners in England and Wales hits a new high for the fourth week running and outstrips jail capacity.
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Warning that the nation&#039;s largest prison system is dangerously overcrowded, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday summoned lawmakers into a special session to decide whether to build two new prisons and adopt other relief measures.
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SACRAMENTO, California  - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said on Thursday he would consider releasing nonviolent inmates to reduce overcrowding in the country's largest prison system.
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Even as they contend with criticisms of the way Idaho inmates were treated at a privately run Texas prison, state officials are sending more inmates to a troubled facility run by the same company.
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By DON THOMPSON  SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal judge on Monday gave California officials six months to ease crowding in the nation's largest prison system, warning that court-ordered remedies could include limiting the inmate population and releasing some prisoners early.
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A prison inspection discovers "startling" levels of inmates crowded into  Aberdeen prison.
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A federal judge on Monday gave California officials six months to ease crowding in the nation's largest prison system, warning that court-ordered remedies could include limiting the inmate population and releasing some prisoners early.
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SAN JOSE, California  - The judge who effectively shut down California's death row in February said on Friday his ruling on whether the state's use of lethal injection is legal would hinge on evidence of how alert an inmate is as the toxic drugs take effect.
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Prison officials and Home Secretary John Reid will meet to draw up plans to deal with prison overcrowding.
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Hundreds of inmates' relatives gathered outside Mexico's top-security prison on Sunday as federal authorities announced plans to occupy the facility for at least another week.
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Nearly 30,000 detainees crowd two American-run detention facilities, and one US officer wants to set many free.
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Doctors' leaders warn of the potential health risks of putting inmates in police or court cells.
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IONE, Calif. -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vowed on Monday to clean up the state prison system, saying he and his team will do whatever it takes to end the corruption and mismanagement plaguing the troubled Department of Corrections.
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Â· More prisoners being held in police and court cellsÂ· Slopping out returns as repairs are cancelled
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More than half of America's prison and jail inmates have symptoms of a mental health problem, the Justice Department estimated Wednesday. But fewer than one-third of those with problems are getting treatment behind bars.