Schwarzenegger declares emergency over crowded California prisons
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency to free up prison space by shipping inmates to private facilities in Arizona Indiana Oklahoma and Tennessee. The move follows lawmakers' failure to pass a $6 billion prison construction plan after a special session. California houses about 172000 inmates. Corrections Secretary James Tilton said private prisons are willing to accept about 2200 inmates.
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Two eco terrorists plead guilty in Washington arson case
Jennifer Kolar and Lacey Phillabaum pleaded guilty in Tacoma to conspiracy arson and bomb charges in the 2001 University of Washington horticulture center fire. They could face five to seven years and three to five years respectively with sentencing set for January 5.
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