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By Steve Hall

Natasha Minsker of the ACLU of Northern California writes, "Need to Trim Corrections Spending, Governor? Stop Wasting Money on the Death Penalty!" for the California Progress Report.If Gov. Schwarzenegger thinks he can cut $3.5 billion from state spending on corrections, he is being unrealistic and impractical.In his state of the state address Wednesday, Gov. Schwarzenegger promised to restore the California dream by increasing funds for education and cutting funds for prisons in the budget proposal he releases today. That?s a great theory. But his only real proposal is to outsource prison administration to private companies. The state?s powerful prison guards? union will ensure that plan fails. Meanwhile, the governor continues to slash education, health care, and other vital services...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on January 12, 2010 (boomark / email).