[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

Democratic lawmakers have accused a component of the state correctionsagency of scuttling rehabilitation in a $7.9 billion plan to deal with California's prison crisis. AB 900 states that funding preference should jails should go tocounties that agree to site rehabilitation-focused prisons for paroleviolators and inmates serving the last months of their terms.

Hillary Clinton has surprised all with her thorough preparednessas first lady and on this campaign, according to the LA Times. "She wasforceful and methodical in shaping the Clinton administration'sdomestic policies and political strategy, and proved to be adisciplined partner to her famously disorganized husband: commanding,opinionated, daunting."

So as it turns out, tracking sex offenders by satellite for life isn't practical. Who knew! "I don't know of any agency thathas the resources to track and monitor... in real time," said VacavillePolice Chief Richard Word. Actually implementing Proposition 83 maytake years -- let's work on flying cars first.

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