Elaine Howle, the stateauditor, recentlyreported that ofthe 171,500 inmates in California's overcrowded prisons last year, a quarter (43,500) were sentenced underthethree-strikeslaw.
Piper Event, of Howle Hill, Ross-on-Wye, and Mr Piper, 47, of Wye Street, Ross-on-Wye, were both accused of one count of contravening health and safety regulations by exposing workers to risk.
Piper Event Services Limited, of Howle Hill, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, and company director, Mr Piper, 47, of Wye Street, Ross-on-Wye, are both accused of one count of contravening health and safety regulations.