California's prison crisis
3,622 views · Published 21 June 2011 · 7:13 · Indexed 14 November 2026
Channel: Channel 4 News · 2011 · News & Politics
In California prison overcrowding is so bad that the US supreme court has ruled conditions violate America's constitution. But the state of California is broke - and taxpayers aren't prepared pay to improve conditions. Our Washington Correspondent reports from Los Angeles. .
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