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>> did you catch leno thursday night? >> yeah, right. >> he did this one joke. check it out. >> bad news for the state of california. supreme court decision will force the state to released 46,000 convicts because of prison overcrowding. but the good news? the oakland raiders will have more season ticket holders. the stadium will be packed. >> ?oot -- not bad? >> it sounded familiar to me. i was wracking my brain. i heard something just like it a couple days earlier like say late tuesday night or early wednesday morning. and then i figured it out. >> supreme court orders tens of thousands of c...

Said daw very much. after three years, almost 50% are rearrested because that is what is causing prison overcrowding. you need to look at successful models in the country where i used to work, the brooklyn d.a.'s office has programs that drastically reduces the amount of people that are going back to prison. >> i had a solution but it was based on a movie. >> it is about people. >> chris, what am i missing here? isn't this nuts? >> it is insanity. this is liberal priorities. liberals care about the living conditions of convicted felons. they care about the civil liberties of terrorists. the th...

Alabama. once in a 20, 30-year period. now a month later. >> appreciate your update. a supreme court ruling today gives california judges five years to release up to 46,000 inmates from state prisons. the decision on overcrowding and medical conditions closed with the dissenting judges calling it "the most radical injunction in u.s. history." bringing in nbc justice correspondent pete williams. break it down. a 5-4 vote here. what were the factors that made justice kennedy specifically and the others rule the way they? >> reporter: he wrote the majority opinion. a severe overcrowding problem...

Parole board, it's over for you? >> even if -- even if we thought that was just thing to do, and i would argue that it isn't necessarily, because i think that everyone should be judged as an individual and not as a member of a class, even if the class that they belong to is convicted felon. even if it was a just thing to do, we're not capable of doing it because of the problem of prison overcrowding. look at what's going on in california. they've been having a prolonged court battle because the prisons are horribly overcrowded. conditions are horribly inhumane and they've been ordered to relea...

If they want to interfere with our operation, they are going to jail if they violate the law. >> we appreciate your direct discussion. maricopa county sheriff. thanks so much. sorry about that tongue twister. >> she completed 20 days and began serving time after a judge found her in violation of probation. she is expected to be released early because of prison overcrowding. she will have 24-hours to check into a 90-day rehab program. >> people are always searching for the fountain of youth, a way to live forever. the daily beast compiled statistics. let's check this out. every additional hour ...