Newsom closed 4 prisons and trimmed payroll. Corrections spending is still over budget

California's $17.5 billion prison system is over budget, contributing to a projected state deficit. Gov. Gavin Newsom has cut spending with prison closures.
Palo Alto Weekly

One CA prison set to close, another gets artwork

From CalMatters deputy editor Adam Ashton: Gov. Gavin Newsom shouldn’t expect much pushback from the next city in line to lose a state prison. Norco in Riverside County for years has been lobbying to ...
LAist

California shrank prisons with sentencing changes. A new study shows how that’s working

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Marin Independent Journal

Advocates push California for single-occupancy prison cells

Some officials say it’s time to rethink shared quarters for inmates because of the risk of violence and the detriment to ...
Los Angeles Times

Corrections officers at Norco prison make plea to state to keep it open

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Correctional officers at the California Rehabilitation Center (CRC) in Norco have started writing Atty. Gen. Rob ...

ICE opened a detention center in a former California prison. Detainees are suing over conditions inside

Immigrants in California's newest ICE detention center allege they're experiencing inhumane conditions and that they're not ...