Calif. Looks at Jails to Cut Costs -- Illegal Immigrant Inmates May Be Put in Federal System

Summary

---

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - With California slipping into a financial sinkhole, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is proposing to save more than $180 million by cutting short the sentences of thousands of immigrants in the state's prisons and turning them over to federal authorities for deportation.

The idea faces hurdles - for one thing, commuting some sentences will require court approval - and immigration authorities warn that a mass release of inmates from California and other states could swamp the federal system, already at capacity.

See the full content of this document

Extract

---

Calif. Looks at Jails to Cut Costs -- Illegal Immigrant Inmates May Be Put in Federal System

But Schwarzenegger spokeswoman Lisa Page said: "Every dollar not spent to house an undocumented immigrant inmate is a dollar that can be spent on health care services and education and ...

See the full content of this document

---