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WEBKern Valley State Prison Officials Investigating the Death of an Incarcerated Person as a Homicide. DELANO – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are investigating the Sept. 19, 2024, death of an incarcerated person…. Read More.
Newsom has approved three California prison closures but resists ...
WEBApr 1, 2024 — SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom went far beyond the promise he made in his first year in office to close at least one California state prison. But now, he is resisting calls from criminal...
Newsom makes small budget cuts to CA prisons, but no closures
WEBMay 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.
California prisons: Why state spending tops $132,000 per inmate ...
WEBJan 23, 2024 — California is closing prisons because it's incarcerating fewer people, but its corrections spending is as high as ever. Per inmate costs top $130,000.
California implementing rehabilitative programs in state prisons …
WEBJun 21, 2024 — The state is rolling out the California Model, a taxpayer-funded initiative across eight prisons statewide that aims to rehabilitate general population prisoners for life after incarceration.
Riot in Riverside County prison sparks statewide warning
WEBFeb 2, 2024 — A statewide warning was issued to every California prison after roughly 200 prisoners were involved in an attack on officers at Ironwood State Prison in Blythe on Wednesday, officials said.
How criminal justice reform reduced 600 California inmates' prison ...
WEBAug 3, 2023 — More than 600 California inmates have been released from prison under reforms to how unwitting accomplices can be charged in killings, a state analysis found.
Year in review: California closes prisons and transforms others
WEBDec 20, 2023 — Despite protests, lobbying and lawsuits by the affected cities, California still plans to close another five prisons by 2027 as inmate populations keep falling.
Supreme Court denies California officials immunity in prison …
WEBMay 14, 2024 — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, May 13, 2024, denied an appeal from California corrections officials who sought immunity from lawsuits claiming they acted with deliberate indifference when they caused a deadly COVID-19 outbreak at one of the world’s most famous prisons four years ago.
Year in review: California closes prisons and transforms others
WEBDec 20, 2023 — Despite protests, lobbying and lawsuits by the affected cities, California is following through on plans to close a total of four prisons. With inmate populations still falling, the Legislative Analyst’s Office released a report in February that said the state could close five more by 2027.