A bitterly divided U.S. Supreme Court, citing “needless suffering and death” in California prisons, on Monday upheld a court order requiring the state to reduce its prison population by an estimated 40,000 prisoners within two years to relieve overcrowding.
The 5-4 majority, led by Justice Anthony Kennedy, held that a three-judge court made up of Jimmy Carter appointees was correct in finding two years ago that overcrowding was the primary cause of unconstitutional conditions within the state’s prisons.
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