is what the courts were interested in. >> the prison system is famously overcrowded and inmates were dying because they couldn't see a doctor. reducing the prison population seen to bring health care up to constitutional standards. the fact that the state can't bring down numbers angers the attorney representing president nor autos after they lose and after the supreme court affirms a ruling saying reduce the population to about 110,000, the state still keeps fighting it. >> the governor's realignment plan began sending low level criminals to county jails isn't relieving overcrowding enough. spector says one answer stands out. >> material shows that cutting a few months off doesn't affect public safety. >> crime victim action alliance says the group points out residents are paying the price of sending low level criminals to the county and will get worse if it happens. >> and crime is on the rise. and we're going to have more people coming to the community that shouldn't be here, early releases, it's going to be huge. >> and corrections has until friday to tell the court how, among ot

to vote this morning on a controversial jail plan as part of the state's effort to ease prison overcrowding by moving low-level offenders to county jails. the community partnership will decide whether to allocate a $90 million grant from the state. it could include the expansion of the west county jail in richmond. >> bart has moved six technicians to escalator repair duty. it has also added $1 million to the budget it hopes to have all the escalator's operating by the end of october. >>

the stated purpose of the bill is that it would help alleviate overcrowding in state prisons and county jails, and ease pressure on california's court system and result in millions of dollars in annual savings for both state and local governments. senator mark leno who couldn't join us today as been quoted as saying, quote, there's been no evidence to suggest long prison sentences deter or limit people from abusing drugs. in fact, time behind bars and felony records often have horrible, unintended consequences for people trying to overcome addiction because they are unlikely to receive drug treatment in prison and have few job prospects and educational opportunities when they leave. this legislation will help implement public safety realignment and protect our communities by reserving prison and jail space for more serious offenders. commenting on the fact 13 other states have moved in this direction, senator leno has said, quote, in fact, the experience of these other states when treating drug possession as a health issue has resulted in better public safety outcomes which can result i

a simmering debate over how to ease overcrowding at and east a prison is boiling over. the sherrif pushing for a plan to make more space but opponents argue that there is already plenty and they tell ann mackovic that is just being taken up by the wrong people. >> we need to invest in people and not prisons. >> that was the message of dozens that can to speak against a plan to expand the detention facility in richmond, booing those that support it. the $3 million proposal would build a steel building on this property with 150 extra beds. >> as the sherrif of contra costa county, i will stand for the victims and that may mean putting more people in jail >> the space would ease overcrowding caused by new state policy sending people to come to jails instead of state prisons. right now almost 230 x inmates are housed in contra costa county. the money for the new building would come from state realignment funds. the committee was all set to take a vote on this proposal this morning but they got a last-minute letter by three straight legislators and asking them to take more t

. >>> it appears the state is unlikely to meet a deadline for reducing overcrowding in prisons. that means some inmates could be reduced. the los angeles "times" reports that the state has until friday to identify prisoners unlikely to reoffend and could be considered candidates for early release. the deadline comes after the u.s. supreme court found overcrowding in california prisons amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. >>> police in pittsburg are fighting crime with their smartphones. pittsburg is the first police agentny:crack county it -- police agent city in contra costa county to do this. they've been previously been able to watch video inside the police departments. >>> a team of investigators on the scene at -- at chevron arich refinery. we'll have a key step that could happen today that will move the investigation forward. >>> it's another hot summer day for part of the bay area. rosemary mr. be here to tell us where the temperatures will be the warmest. >>> and why the presidential debates this year will be different than in years past. what do you think of this on

s around the state, the current state of misdemeanors and with our county jails being overcrowded, no person sentenced to a misdemeanor offense is going to do any jail time whatsoever. if they don't have jail as an incentive to engage in treatment, then there's nothing there, other than their own will to finally do something about their addiction. >> let me just ask you as a follow-up, what do you say, then, that the only thing -- if you're saying that currently being charged with a felony is going to result in drug treatment or maybe a sentence that isn't going to send someone to state prison, what do you say to someone that says well, what do you do with the felony conviction? you're making a lot of felons out of people who are committing simple drug offenses. >> i think probably if you were to look at a lot of individuals who end up getting convicted of possession, the arrest charge was probably either possession for sales or sales case, and the individual took a deal for simple possession. i think that you still have the majority of those individuals who were incarcerated with sta

and has caused humanitarian groups to talk about a humanitarian crisis we know that the camps are overcrowded people there have little to no access to water and electricity at the same time to close has broken out in the jordanian health ministry is talking about health risks they were clashes last week between some of those refugees trying to break out of those camps because they actually can't leave them without permission now the violence behind me in syria is starting to spill over to jordan just monday there were four shells that landed here one of them badly hurt a young jordanian golden a number of people were rushed to hospital so that as the syrian violence creeps closer and closer into neighboring jordan the united nations observers mission has expired with no real peace prospects on the table in fact the situation in syria has actually gotten worse with violence there spiraling out of control we know that a number of people in the international community have expressed regret that the observer mission is wrapping at moscow has said that it is concerned by reports some more evidence

now destabilized is the latest in a series of riots in venezuela's overcrowded prisons where. three hundred inmates killed since january. and a fresh wave of student protests in the capital of cheney has seen dozens of people arrested hundreds attempted to take control of one of the city's most prestigious high schools demanding educational reform authorities have promised to spend more than one billion dollars on education but protesters say that's not enough chillies plagued by low quality schooling with promising students are unable to afford expensive higher education. and the football fires across europe are gearing up for action as the final qualification around the champions league gets ready for kickoff tonight and let's not talk to you know neil now sports studio for more on that you know yeah we have some big matches especially in moscow this evening when spartak moscow attempt to get into the group stages of the champions league take on fenerbahce in the first lord of the third qualifying stage to a massive march a lot of money a lot of pride at stake for sport talk

and has caused humanitarian groups to talk about a humanitarian crisis we know that the camps are overcrowded people there have little to no access to water and electricity at the same time to close has broken out of the jordanian health ministry is talking about health risks they were clashes last week between some of those refugees trying to break out of those camps because they actually can't leave them without permission now the violence behind me in syria is starting to spill over into jordan just monday were for shells that landed here one of them badly hurt a young your jordanian golden a number of people were rushed to hospital so that as the syrian violence creeps closer and closer into neighboring jordan you're watching r t and we've got plenty to come in the program including a year since the nato backed regime change in libya and the lack of stability remains as dozens of suspected gadhafi loyalists are arrested after a bomb attacks in tripoli. chuck police are investigating the case of a twenty nine year old man who they suspect was planning a massacre similar to the one on those

that really is what the federal courts were interested in. >> the prison system is famously overcrowded so much so inmates were dying because they couldn't see a doctor. reducing the prison population was seen as way to bring health care up to constitutional standards. the fact they can't bring down the numbers angers the attorney general that represents the prisoners. >> even after they moved and affirmed the rulings we reduce the population to 110,000 prisoners, state still keeps fighting it. >> they begin to send low level criminals to county jail isn't relieving it enough. give you the more good time credit which critics call early release. >> materials show cutting a few months off of prisoner sentence doesn't affect public safety one bit. >> they think the feds have had it with california and will order early release. group points out residents are already paying the price of sending low level criminals to the county. it will get worse if it happens. >> crime is on the rise. violent crime and now we're going to have more people coming into our communities that really shouldn't be

unless the state comes up with a plan to relief overcrowding. >> and and there are two wildfires in lakeure over the fire that chased nearly 500 people from their homes. >> and this so called w and walker fires have burned 11 square miles, tonight crews say their focus is on defending homes and creating fire containment lines and we're live with the latest from the fire line autos there is been the bun burning two homes and threatened two others. and it's just over the ridge south of us. the walker fire is the most dramatic as we prof up this morning. >> walker fire was the most visible driving in this morning but burning in ab unpopulated area and

prison systems are overcrowded. beds are at a premium. this is the rc overflow.dividuals. it's an open dorm. we have tvs, considered pretty much the luxury suites. i have three sets of showers broke down by race in the gym. they self-segregate. we do not tell them where to go. the shower closest to the left is all white. middle shower will be only your black, the far right shower is your hispanics and others. the tables along the day room right here are broken up into races. >> table for others. we're not gang members. >> other than black, other than white. >> american indian right here, a native american. >> different counties and different cities but this brings us all together as one. >> it's a show of unity. everybody eats. we don't have to eat, but that's how you show love. >> it's anyone's table. we're just playing a game here. >> but i mean, there's just certain races that you can play games with right here. and for white people, it's, what is it, ami, american indians. that's pretty much about it, ain't it? there's three separate types of mexicans and we

that is true but we have to respond to it. >> overcrowding is not an issue in all schools here in d.c. in fact, in some areas, schools are not at capacity. cheh says she will continue to push for expanded school campuses. in the district, matt ackland, fox 5 news. >>> school is almost back. a couple of weeks away. can't wait. >> i was going to ask you how you feel about that. >> can't wait. it should go year-round. >>> sometimes wishes do come true even if it is not about school. not really. even if it is not exactly the way you expected it to happen. >> that is the premise of the new movie, the odd life of timothy green opening dud. coming up next, joel eggerton sat down with kevin mccargt question. - - with kevin mccarthy. [ radio ] it's a scorcher out there...stay refreshed! [ female announcer ] new lipton tea & honey. sweetened with honey, made from real tea leaves and real fruit flavors. ♪ it's never felt so real ♪ no, it's never felt so right ♪ [ female announcer ] only 5 calories. new lipton tea & honey. >>> what if you mad a wish and it comes true in a completely unaccepted wa

home of some of the state's most violent offenders, one would think that the overcrowded conditions would lead to a constant barrage of bloody confrontations. well, think again. behind the walls of anamosa is a world of unusual contrasts. >> alert to the security office. >> for new inmates arriving at anamosa state penitentiary, the very look of the prison can be intimidating. more than 100 years old, it was built entirely of limestone from nearby quarries. over the years, as the criminal population increased, so did the size of the prison. today some 1,300 inmates live behind the massive 35-foot walls, and, like any prison, the threat of danger is everywhere. >> around our perimeter we have seven gun towers. they're manned throughout the day. >> the danger is there each time you walk through that gate, you know. you don't know what's going to happen from the time you get on shift to the time you get off shift. >> there's only two type of people in prison. you got the predators and you got the prey. >> i stabbed an inmate 12 times over some dope in front of the chow hall. >> you got someb

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he hopes to keep overcrowded classrooms off of the agenda. >> we are up to 149,000 kids. >> we have seen genuine excitement for many kids and parents, but we also found some were not ever -- who were not ready to give up their summer break. >> the kids are more excited than i am. >> the first day of school and you're already late. the school district has added more than 700 new teachers, hoping to the continued the streak of four straight years with the highest graduation rates among the largest school systems in the nation. >> i am taking three advanced placement glasses -- classes. >> the number of students living in poverty is also on the rise. test scores among minority students are also still too low. >> they are idle at home. >> the school year is named after a holocaust survivor who taught here in montgomery -- the school here is named after a holocaust survivor who taught here in montgomery county. reporting live, john gonzalez. >> this back-to-school week, wjla.com has you covered. there are ways to overcome separation anxiety and ways to show your school. -- school spirit. comi

. >> if this class of looks overcrowded, it is. >> administrators have had salary rollbacks. it has been pretty devastating to the district. >> the district has cut 15 million from its budget. as a result there are only three librarians for the 24,000 students. 24 counselors for the 24,000 students. the district career center have been closed for some time. >> that means a lot to students. it did not have the resources that we're trying to give them. >> is the government's tax measure does not pass, things will only get worse. >> right now we have five non student days. teachers are on furlough for a week. we have had that for three years in a row. >> the governor's tax measure does not pass, many districts will have savages of furlough days amid year meeting in january. and that could mean additional furlough days or salary cuts. >>grant: the problem is really widespread. >> san francisco unified is looking at four different furlough days, transportation cuts and in vallejo, teaching and counseling jobs have been lost. >> @ temperatures cooled slightly this afternoon, still

because the er is too busy to take in other peytonsment and they say city patients are the most overcrowded had say it is the public good then we need to finance it that way. >> most community including patient flow and it is on average on diversion of four hours a day. >>> they will vote to approve sales tax increases. they will decide on a quarter cent tax increase and voters will decide on 1 / 8th sales tax increase and that will last 10 years. >>> muni's back toward policy is working out and it could be a circus outside the circus. the issue they planned on voting on tonight. . >>> happening now, a car fire was quickly put out. flames were coming from a car on emma drive but they were able to put it out before it could spread. no word on a cause and there are no injuries. >>> suicide prevention groups are trying raise awareness since the first suicide at the golden gate bridge. the names of those who took thy their lives on the bridge were red allowed. they also called for a project at a net below the bridge. >> there have been other areas where this has happened. when there were barrie

the temporary transit camps became so overcrowded, jordanians have had to find other places for them to stay. >> this is where they are being moved. in a city in the desert 15 miles from the border. it is big enough to give refuge to 100,000 assyrians. the u.s. and raced to put up the first official camp, marking a new phase and sending a message that jordan needs help. >> a country with meager resources, it is a strain on our economy. it is taking its toll on our education, energy, water. we have had played that balance. and on the other hand, trying to deal with the strains. >> most of the trade with the world crosses through syria. exports have all but stopped. their only brave traders. this has always been battered by the neighbors crises. jordan is particularly vulnerable thou with the came under unprecedented pressure to reform. the deputy prime minister during the iraq crisis a decade ago. >> one is the refugee problem. the first gulf crisis and the second gulf crisis. but more important, the political repercussions of the fall of the syrian regime. it may be at the bottom end

. >> a bitter battle over how to ease overcrowding at and east a prison. the sherrif says that the answer is simple, make more space. but opponents still cbs 5 reporter ann mackovic that there is already plenty but it is just being taken up by the wrong people. >> we need to invest in people and not prisons. >> that was the message of dozens that came to speak against a plan to expand the west county detention facility in richmond, booing those that support it. the $3 million proposal would buila steel building on his property with 150 extra beds. >> as the sherrif of contra costa county i will stand for the victims and that may mean putting more people in jail. >> the news this would ease overcrowding caused by new state policy that is sending people to county jails instead of state prisons. right now 230 extra inmates are housed in contra costa county. the money for the new building would come from state realignment funds. the committee was all set to take a vote on this proposal this morning but the got a last- minute letter call from three state legisl

with many facilities overcrowded and understaffed, that task can be difficult if not possible. in the next hour on "lockup," we'll go beyond the scenic desert landscape to the penitentiary of new mexico, a prison that is battling to overcome a long history of violence. just 15 miles away from the art galleries and shops of santa fe, a concrete fortress looms above the horizon, surrounded by double razor wire fences. housing more than 800 inmates, the penitentiary of new mexico is the state's highest security prison. >> we have pretty much the worst of the worst inmates in the state of new mexico. a number of the inmates that have been convicted of first-degree murder. >> they got a lot of psychos too who just don't give a [ bleep ], doing life sentences. >> the prison's history is notorious. many of the most violent events took place in a facility called the old main. >> inmates had to prove themselves just to survive. >> you had almost 1,200 inmates in that facility that was built for 750. >> you have people living on top of each other, pushing each other. i mean, there was a

. >> alan: right now overcrowded hospitals in iran are struggling to cope with thousands of earthquake victims. two strong quakes leveled villages and damaged homes in northwestern iran, killing close to 3 hundred people, but doctors believe more miami may be found under destroyed homes, exphosksz farms, shortages are being reported. a local restaurant owner tells us that people observing the month of ram dna -- ram -- ramedan. >> it's not kosher to give blood when you're fast so a lot of blood shortage, everybody have to wait out the sunset and then give the blood. >> the u.s. geological survey measured the quake at magnitudes 6.4 and 6.3. >> the selection of paul ryan as mitt romney's running mate openedded the fundraising flood gates. today the newly named candidate opened up on president obama. >> president obama came into office with hope and change, his policies have been put in place, they're not working, they're failing us, he can't run on that. he didn't moderate one bit at all. so now he is turning change into attack and bme and we're not going to fall for it. >> romney and r

that is true, but. >> to respond to that and can't let it go on and on and on. >> reporter: overcrowding is not an issue at all. dcps schools. in fact, in some places, schools are not at capacity and she will continue efforts not tonal to get current school campuses expanded but to get new ones built in her ward, shawn? >> thank you. >> uh. >>> virginia's new more rigorous math test proved to be a challenge. the state department of education released the results today and they were down notably from the previous school year. officials say it was expected. it provides a solid foundation for future achievement. the revised math standards are aimed at better preparing students for college or post graduation employment. >>> we have a health alert. obesity ranked adults in each state. there are 12 states at 30% or more. mississippi tops the list with 34.9%. louisiana, west virginia, alabama, and michigan round out the top five and virginia ranks 15th and maryland, 22nd with 28.3% and d.c. was one of the lowest with 23.7% and he's more own sight on what the numbers are telling us. doctor, than

overcrowded hospitals in iran are struggling to cope with thousands of earthquake victims.wo strong quakes leveled villages and damaged homes in northwestern iran this weekend, killing 36. doctors believe more people are buried under houses, mosques and farms. authorities have called off the search for possible survivors. shortages of water and food reported throughout the quake zone. a bay area restaurant owner tells abc7 news that people observing the holy machine of ramadan are having a hard time -- holy month of ramadan are having a hard time giving blood. >> a lot of people went to donate blood because of people fasting government says it is not kosher to give blood when you are fasting, a lot of blood shortage. >> the. -- the quakes were measure -- >>> former congresswoman gabby give fords back in tucson this morning. she -- giffords back in tucson. >>> the presidential candidates hit the road in key battleground states today. the romney-ryan team spreads out in most swing states, florida and iowa. president obama kicks off his bus tour also in iowa. tahman bradley wi

even a nearby shopping center has been closed but all but to get holders to stop overcrowding. only two gold medals will be one in the stadium today. francis's here. good to see you. what has been happening? >> the buildup has been intense. we can hear the roars from the stadium. germany took the gold in the men's squad. that was beating croatia. they led from start to finish. they blew away the competition. not as much as new zealand in the men's rowing pair. they were just flying. another gold for new zealand. a colleague of ours might be happy about that medal for new zealand parent on track and field today, the home favorite, jessica is taking part. she has had a blistering start in the 100-meter hurdle. if you want to get a good start, you should do a personal best. she has done her personal best. the first part is today. the second part is tomorrow. those are the roars behind us. >> every moment, a loud roar. this is a big day. everybody loves a bit of athletics. we will be getting more throughout the day. much more to come on the games. let's take a look at some of the o

. >> she said the biggest concern she has is overcrowding and that the schools in her ward are not big enough and that is why portable classrooms are used. she wants more schools built built the in her ward and wants to seat existing school buildings expanded. >>> turns out many parents are more stressed out than their kids are about going back to school. the psychologists at the cleveland clinic found they easily worry about handling new teachers, juggling the school and after school schedules and coping with men at anxiety the -- anzyets. >>> the trolls, the hills and the wine sampling france -- the trollies, hills and the wine. virgin america unveiled the first non-stop flight from san francisco to reagan. the airline pulled out all of the stops as it hosted an election-themed celebration for the guests. >> this is amazingly convenient. ten, 15 minutes from where we were staying and we were here. and we're excited. >> virgin america features a lot of ammendments on board featuring wifi. the airline has teamed up with rock the vote to encourage passengers to get registered to vote in

these were meant to be temporary transit camps, but they became so overcrowded that the jordanians havead to find other places for the syrians to stay. >> this is where they are being moved, a tent city in the desert, about 15 miles from the syrian border. big enough to eventually give refuge to 100,000 syrians. the u.n. raced to put up tents, marking a new phase in sending a message -- jordan needs help. >> this is a country that is strained. the economy is already strained. it is taking a toll on education, health, energy, and water. we have had to play that balance to shoulder our responsibility towards our citren brethren and trying to cope with the strains on our economy. >> this kingdom has always been battered by its neighbors crises. jordan is particularly vulnerable now with the king under unprecedented pressure for reform. he was deputy prime minister during the iraq crisis a decade ago. >> there are two kinds of fears. one is the refugee problem which might spill over to jordan. we have gone through this before in the first gulf crisis, the second gulf crisis. more importantl

currently there are 4000 state prisoners that can assist cal fire but under a plan to decrease prison overcrowding, 1500 of those inmates would be moved to county jails by next summer. under way now, the fight over minimum wage in san jose. voters are set to take on that issue in november. more than 200 people showed up as the law old labor council kicked off a campaign to approve the increase from $8 to $10 per hour. the chamber of commerce is worried the increase would actually cost jobs. >> it increases their costs by 25 percent but they're not getting any more efficiency or labor out of that increase. in order to keep their costs down, >> the real world is much different and much more complex. at the job killer tag is not true. it is nonsense. >> the chamber of commerce trying to raise $1.5 million to fight the proposed minimum wage hike. changes may be coming to a free parking policy down in palo alto. in the downtown area. right now there is a two hour time limit on free curbside parking. the issue is that there's not enough space to fill the demand. transportation officials will explore the

. >>> people in tokyo are accustomed to overcrowding. in one of the world's biggest cities, it's just a part of life. it's also part of the after life, the traditional japanese burial is in a crowded graveyard under a heavy stone. but as space is getting squeezed and society changes, ideas about burial are also evolving. one of the newest approaches comes from the tokyo government. nhk world's chie yamagishi has more. >> reporter: 20 kilometers out of central tokyo, this 800-square-meter patch of lawn could be a neatly landscaped plot in the well-to-do suburb. a closer look reveals this hole. it is 1.5 meters in diameter and two meters deep. we are at the public burial ground called the forest cemetery. the tokyo metropolitan government planned to inter the remains of about 400 people in this hole. about 10,000 will find their final rest in 27 holes. bones and ashes will be placed in biodegradable containers so they return to the soil over the years. the situation for conventional burials has changed along with japanese society. the ance