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The article compares the plans by New York Governor Eliot Spitzer and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for their prison systems for the year 2007. Schwarzenegger is planning to issue bonds for the addition of prison beds to cope with California's prison population. Spitzer is planning to set up a commission to examine closing some of New York's prisons.

The article reports on the presentation of an executive budget for fiscal 2009 by Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry at the opening of the 51st Legislature that does not include a bond package for expansion of the state's crowded prison system. Director of communications for the governor, Paul Sund, also stated that Henry would propose a bond package to finance additional beds and facilities for the juvenile justice system.

The article reports on the plan of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to deal with overcrowding in the prison system in San Francisco, California. The governor's administration proposed a $5.7 billion in lease-revenue bonds for new prison space. Schwarzenegger said that the debate concerning the future of the state's correctional system provides a valuable framework for moving forward with reform.