Ohio Agency Aims to Replace or Renovate High-Security Prisons
Ohio’s prison system is aiming to replace or renovate some of its high-security prisons as it said its current facilities for violent inmates are “functionally obsolete” and creating security risks for the agency.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Following a bitter battle between California Gov. Jerry Brown and a three-judge federal panel, lawmakers have approved a $315 million plan to bring California’s prison population in compliance with federal orders.