There's a profound change underway in California's criminal justice system. Inmates serving life sentences with the possibility of parole are being released in record numbers. Since 2009, nearly 2,300 lifers have been paroled. Gov. Brown's office insists it has nothing to do with the state's prison overcrowding issue, rather he says, it's being driven by recent court rulings that make it harder to deny parole if inmates are no longer considered a public safety risk. Now, for the first time, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is offering classes aimed directly at lifers.
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