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California D.A.s Challenge New Rule That Could Make 76,000 Inmates Eligible For Early Release

Jeffrey Cawood
California D.A.s Challenge New Rule That Could Make 76,000 Inmates Eligible For Early Release
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More than 40 district attorneys across California have come together to oppose the potential early release of up to 76,000 inmates from state prisons.

On Thursday, the prosecutors filed a petition with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) requesting the repeal of temporary emergency regulations that make some incarcerated people eligible to obtain good behavior credits that would shorten their prison terms.

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