Why conservatives should hate overcrowded prisons | Matt Cate | TEDxIronwoodStatePrison 2014

Matthew Cate began serving as the Executive Director of the California State Association of Counties (CSAC) in 2012, after serving for more than 4 years as the Secretary for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). At CSAC, Cate represents California's 58 counties at the state and federal level and plays an integral role in developing and implementing advocacy strategy on a wide variety of issues. As CDCR Secretary, Cate was instrumental in implementing sweeping reforms that reduced recidivism, overcrowding, and prison spending. In 2010, Cate was elected as Regional President of the Association of State Correctional Administrators.