. >> the college's is ate isn't chancellor said midsemester can is hiations are unheard of. >> new, california prisons hit a milestone. the image of prison over crowding a thing of the past. >> reporter: california prison officials happy with the program that helped them get rid of extra inmate beds today but it's still county jails like this one that have to take up the slack. there are now more than 400 inmates at santa clara county jail that would have been sent to policeon but went here because of a law. today during a news conference the california corrections secretary announced the diversion of less serious offenders to jails reduced the state prison population by 19,000 inmates and reopened vocational program. > >> a safer, less expensive, more effective prison system. >> it's -- a good day for us here to see these programs soon reestablish themselves here. we currently are operating eight education programs. >> you know as much as -- it's -- i can feel a difference. . >> reporter: many jails have absorbed the shift. in san francisco county officials say the average monthly inmate popu