Schwarzenegger proposes Mexican jails take US inmates

California's prisons are among the most crowded in the US

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has suggested the state could reduce prison spending by housing undocumented inmates in Mexican jails.

In comments made during a question and answer session, he seemed to suggest the prisons would be specially built.

Mr Schwarzenegger said the costs of building and running the prisons in Mexico would be half of California's.

The state has one of the most overcrowded and underfunded prison systems in the US.

Last year, after a riot broke out in one prison, authorities were ordered to develop a plan to free 40,000 of the 150,000 inmates being held within two years. Read More>>>>>