State agencies must reduce prison overcrowding under a U.S. Supreme Court order . They need to fix overcrowding and not let loose 33,000 inmates . But state funding remains an issue . California 's adult prisons house 143,435 inmates .
State officials must reduce prison overcrowding under a U.S. Supreme Court order . They pledge to fix overcrowding and not let loose 33,000 inmates . But state funding remains an issue . California 's adult prisons house 143,435 inmates .