Overcrowding has created unconstitutional conditions , judges conclude . Sen . Arnold Schwarzenegger immediately began to review the case . The ruling is the result of two class-action lawsuits on behalf of California prisoners who said medical and mental health care in the state 's prisons are so inadequate that they violate the federal constitution 's Eighth Amendment ban against cruel and unusual punishment . Those who would be released would be very low risk , says Director of California Law Enforcement .
Overcrowding has created unconstitutional conditions , judges conclude . Sen . Arnold Schwarzenegger immediately began to review the case . Those who would be released would be very low risk , says Director of California Law Enforcement .