Support WBURFreeing Up California's Prisons: A Massive UndertakingPlay11:30Download AudioNPR StaffMarch 23, 2014 ShareInmates in a recreation yard at the Deuel Vocational Institution in Tracy, Calif. California is trying to address court-ordered reductions in overcrowding with a plan to shift thousands of those convicted of "nonserious" crimes to county jails. (AP)