Justices, 5-4, Tell California to Cut Prisoner Population
加州監獄人滿為患,聯邦最高法院在Brown v. Plata判決,認定該州監獄的悲慘情況違反了憲法禁止「殘忍異常刑罰」(Cruel and Unusual Punishment)之規定,並下令加州釋放至少30,000人! May 23, 2011Justices, 5-4, Tell California to Cut Prisoner Population By ADAM LIPTAK WAS...