Packing them in / Sacbee.com, 23 Aug 2004

http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/story/10480798p-11400166c.html
Andy Furillo
"Six months into a program of reforms designed to dramatically reduce the state%27s prison population%2C the Department of Corrections is scrambling to find bed space for thousands of inmates pouring into the system in record numbers.%0D%0ATo accommodate the rising tide%2C the agency last month laid out an emergency housing plan expected to jam 2%2C500 prisoners into day rooms%2C classrooms and vocational shops closed earlier this year because of budget cuts."