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California Counts - Prop 57

Governor Jerry Brown has a tough job in front of him. A federal court has ordered him to reduce the prison population. Brown has to do this while keeping the public safe. Think of it as the opposite of easy-peasy. So, to help get this done, Brown is asking voters to make it easier for thousands of inmates to get out of prison.

As part of our California Counts election coverage, Marisa Lagos of KQED’s California Politics and Government Desk reports.

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