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May 11, 2024 · His new budget proposal calls on the corrections department to close 46 housing blocks inside 13 state prisons. Prison yard closures save money and decrease the need for staffing, but not to the extent of a prison shutdown. Newsom’s proposal would save about $80 million.
May 12, 2024 · His new budget proposal calls on the corrections department to close 46 housing blocks inside 13 state prisons. Prison yard closures save money and decrease the need for staffing, but not to the extent of a prison shutdown. Newsom’s proposal would save about $80 million.
May 25, 2024 · California Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing devastating budget cuts to needed social programs. Instead, the state can save money by closing prisons.
- Reggie Jones-Sawyer
May 12, 2024 · California’s rapidly falling inmate population could allow Gov. Gavin Newsom to close as many as five more prisons, analysts say. Why it matters: The move would save $1 billion a year at a ...
1 day ago · The budget. Governor Gavin Newsom of California, a Democrat, proposed budget cuts for public safety sectors like prisons and law enforcement to address the state's significant deficit. The budget ...
May 30, 2024 · An aerial view of San Quentin State Prison on May 30, 2023, in San Quentin, California. The population of incarcerated people in California has dropped. Governor Gavin Newsom has closed two ...
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2 days ago · As a former correctional lieutenant at a high-security men’s prison in California, I came face-to-face with a moral dilemma that ultimately led me to resign. It wasn’t an easy decision, but I could no longer stand by and watch as corruption and injustice thrived within the very system I was sworn to uphold. The tipping point came in 2022 ...
