Obstacles to Reform

Monday, October 26, 2009 | |

California's prisons have been overcrowded for a quarter of a century; yet lawsuits, legislation, prison building, and more than 70 court orders have failed to fix the prison crisis. In the conclusion of KPFA's original series "Criminal Neglect: California's Failing Prison System," Christopher Martinez looks at proposals to improve California's prison system, and the obstacles to reform.