Deadline to Gauge State's Prison Progress
Today is the deadline federal courts have set for California to reduce its prison population to 167-percent of capacity, after a Supreme Court ruling that serious overcrowding in prisons amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. It's not clear whether the state will hit today's benchmark.
Homeless Say Fresno Confiscated Their Belongings
Some of Fresno's nearly 4,000 homeless people say recent city sweeps are depriving them of possessions like sleeping bags, tents, and jackets, right at the coldest time of the year. If those allegations are true, Fresno could be violating a federal court order.