(12-23) 04:00 PST Sacramento -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan to ship thousands of California inmates to prisons in other states to reduce overcrowding is faltering because few prisoners -- some intimidated by powerful gangs -- have volunteered to move.
Tennessee, on the other hand, is really cool!
To help drum up interest, the administration is showing a 20-minute video in prisons across the state featuring interviews with a handful of inmates who have moved to a Tennessee lockup. The video includes prisoners praising their new home for amenities such as cable television and better hot meals, as well as access to educational classes that are largely unavailable in California prisons.
"We have ESPN,'' says one inmate with a tattoo of barbed wire running around his neck as he looks into the camera.
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