Due to a budget crisis in California ..

[SparkyMac]

... the governor was faced with a choice. He could raise taxes on the rich or he could release 20,000 criminals from the state prisons and into the neighborhoods of working class Californians.

Republican Schwarzenegger chose the latter.

[spanone]

1. when you get down to it, arnold is a true fucked up republican

[Renew Deal]

2. I wasn't aware of this. Here's a link

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1697613,00.html

[fed-up]

3. from the times story

In a radio address in July, he pledged that he would not release any prisoners early, despite severe overcrowding and the threat that federal judges would put limit the inmate population.
As an interim step to relieve prison crowding, Schwarzenegger's administration has contracted with private prisons in other states to take thousands of California prisoners.
David Runnels, undersecretary for operations for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, declined to comment on the budget proposal. Ryan Sherman, a spokesman for the state prison guards union, told the AP that the union had not seen the proposal and would not comment on the report.

[stimbox]

4. As a Californian I see no problem releasing short time non violent offenders early.

From the article:
"Only nonviolent offenders would be eligible, and prisoners considered for the program would have less than 20 months left on their terms."

He should also be raising taxes on those making over $200,000 too.

[Booster]

5. Also as a Californian, I agree.

[Booster]

6. Also as a Californian, I agree.