Federal judges to rule on Calif. prison crowding (AP)

Federal judges to rule on Calif. prison crowding
(AP)

In this April 9, 2008 file photo, a wheelchair bound inmate wheels himself through a check point at the California Medical Facility, in Vacaville, Calif. A special federal panel of judges is expected to rule this week whether prison crowding has become so bad that inmates can't get proper medical and mental health care. The judges could ultimately order the release of tens of thousands of inmates. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, file)AP - California's day of reckoning has finally come for three decades of tough-on-crime policies that led to overcrowded prisons and unconstitutional conditions for inmates.

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