By Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson’s doctor is guaranteed to spend the next three weeks in jail awaiting sentencing for the pop star’s death.
But the amount of time Dr. Conrad Murray serves after that could be shortened because of the overcrowded prison system in California.
A recently enacted realignment plan diverts nonviolent offenders such as Murray from state prisons to county jails to save money and reduce the state prison population to obey a federal court order.
However, law enforcement authorities have said nonviolent offenders could be released earlier to make room for more serious offenders in county lockups.
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