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Criminal

May 1, 2008

Aging Disgracefully

Intended or not, the mission of the prison system is changing from rehabilitation and reintegration to permanent incarceration and incapacitation.

Konrad Moore

Public Defender
Kern County Public Defender's Office

Despite an estimated $16 billion budget deficit, California is making substantial progress toward ensuring lifetime health care coverage for substantial numbers of the poor and elderly. Indeed, on April 11, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced a plan to spend $7 billion.

How has the state managed to take the lead in such challenging economic times, and simultaneously avoided criticisms of trending toward socialized medicine? The unconventionally clever answer involves coupling a ...

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