Schwarzenegger’s State of the State speech on January 7th in Sacramento entailed a plan to “bring back the days when the state funneled more money into University of California and California State University classrooms than into prisons.” The governor further said, “What does it say about a state that focuses more on prison uniforms than caps and gowns?”

On the other end of the spectrum per this article, “Voters and politicians alike have approved years of stiffer sentences and stricter rules for parolees –driving up the prison population.”

Recently however, a mandate for the reduction of the prison population, because of budget cuts and overcrowding has been circulated nationwide. The reduction of prisoners in California over the next two years will be 37,000 and another 40,000 will be reduced from Federal prisons. If diverting of funds should occur, according to California’s Governor, coupled with the mandate already in process to reduce prison populations, the question is one the bail bond industry should have concerns, as well as, the citizens of California, which is “What will happen to future arrests should Governor’s Schwarzenegger’s plan to reduce prison funding take effect?