http://wamc.org en http://wamc.org/post/brown-challenges-court-oversight-calif-prisons <p></p><p>SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown says reducing California's inmate population further to meet a federal order will endanger public safety and require the state to ignore its own sentencing laws.</p><p>After years of implementing changes, California would have to grant shorter sentences to inmates convicted of violent or serious felonies to meet the court's mandate.</p><p> Tue, 08 Jan 2013 19:57:15 +0000 Associated Press 55309 at http://wamc.org Brown challenges court oversight of Calif prisons