California's Courts Face a Shortage of Interpreters
There are about 7 million people in California who have trouble speaking English. Court officials were in Los Angeles yesterday asking what can be done to increase their access to the judicial system. One barrier is a shortage of qualified interpreters.
Prison Officials Hope to Resume Admissions at Stockton Health Care Facility
California prison officials are hoping to resume transfers of the sickest inmates to a new, state-of-the-art medical facility in Stockton later this month. The federal overseer of inmate health care halted admissions at the prison in January, citing "unsanitary conditions" and shortages of staff and supplies.