California's prisons are exploding with inmates, so much so that the Governor has suggested shipping some of them to out of state facilities. Why are there so many prisoners in California? PT asks CA Senator Gil Cedillo.
Welcome to California's prison system, where 80% of offenders return for a repeat stay. What happened to rehab?
Golden State policy-makers do "hard time" debating the state's mandatory sentencing system.
Assembly Republican Leader Michael Villines is traveling the state to bring awareness to California's prison crisis. PT talks to him about what can be done.
California prison guards "walk the toughest beat in the state." They also wield enormous political influence. Some argue that their political strength distorts the criminal justice system, but a closer look reveals deeper systemic problems.
Are climbing crime rates in our poorest communities best solved with handcuffs and prison terms, or does the problem stem from growing inequality? Assemblywoman Bonnie Garcia talks with PT about the best way forward.
Roderick Hickman's appointment as Secretary of Corrections in 2003 by Gov. Schwarzenegger was touted as a triumph of reformist zeal, but in February of 2006, Hickman resigned. Here, he talks with PT about problems facing California's prison system.
What's it like inside our prisons? Few law-abiding individuals have any idea. PT sits down for a conversation with Vick Kemp, a prison guard for 17 years and a member of the California Correctional Peace Officers Association.
