Daniel Hopper, center, leads an Offender Mentor Certification Program at California State Prison Solano. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)At the state prison in Solano County, Hopper’s substance abuse class meets twice a week in a partitioned room whose gray walls are plastered with ethics rules. But to keep people from cycling in and out of the system, state officials say, prisons must prepare inmates for life on the outside. The ideas for programs can spring from community organizations, prison officials, legislation — even inmates themselves. Jerry Brown's push to loosen prison parole rules, is approved by votersWhy Gov.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 20, 2017 19:18 UTC