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May 11, 2024 · Gov. Gavin Newsom has moved to close four California prisons and he's facing pressure to shut more because of the state deficit. Here, Francine Figueroa, a long-time seamstress, sows a patch with an emblem from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation at Halby’s in Blythe on May 8, 2023. Photo by Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters.
May 12, 2024 · Today, after a decade of sentencing changes, federal court intervention and a surge of releases tied to COVID-19, California’s prisons house about 93,000 people. Because of that trend, Newsom has already moved to close four prisons over the course of his administration. He projects that those shutdowns will save the state $3.4 billion by 2027.
6 days ago · Newsom’s budget proposed cutting $260 million in extra funds for the latest round of the program and did not contain money for future grants. Lawmakers also want to reject the governor’s ...
May 12, 2024 · Gov. Gavin Newsom is recommending small cuts to the state prison system, avoiding the closures of additional facilities. Gov. Gavin Newsom faces a huge deficit this spring, and he has one ...
4 days ago · Governor Gavin Newsom has closed two prisons—the Deuel Vocational Institution in Tracy in 2021 and the California Correctional Center in Susanville in 2023. Chuckawalla Valley State Prison is ...
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May 12, 2024 · Instead, Newsom wants to take a more cautious approach to trimming prison beds. His new budget proposal calls on the corrections department to close 46 housing blocks inside 13 state prisons.
May 10, 2024 · SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today released a May Revision proposal for the 2024-25 fiscal year that ensures the budget is balanced over the next two fiscal years by tightening the state’s belt and stabilizing spending following the tumultuous COVID-19 pandemic, all while preserving key ongoing investments.
