Calmatters: Newsom Closed 5 California Prisons. Why Lawmakers Might Want To Shut One More

The next prison to close is the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco of Riverside County, which is expected to shut down by October. Previously, the Newsom administration clo ...

Single-bed cells or close another prison? CA lawmakers weigh how to cut incarceration costs

Assemblymember Gregg Hart said California needs to weigh the benefits of rehabilitation with the stubbornly high cost of ...

Newsom changed California prisons. What will the justice system look like after he leaves?

Will the next governor continue Gavin Newsom's emphasis on rehabilitation for incarcerated people or move in a different ...
The Appeal

California Spends $300 Million Each Year Incarcerating Senior Citizens in Women’s Prisons

California’s incarcerated population has aged rapidly over the past 30 years. A new report recommends pathways for release.
Sacramento Bee

California cannot allow dormant prisons to be used as ICE detention centers | Opinion

California City Correctional Facility in eastern Kern County. Federal authorities are planning to open California’s largest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center at the site of the ...
kcra.com

Man incarcerated at California State Prison Sacramento dies; homicide investigation underway

THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM ACROSS OUR REGION. ARIANA, THANK YOU. A PRISONER IN FOLSOM IS NOW UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR THE DEATH OF HIS CELLMATE. STAFF AT THE CALIFORNIA STATE PRISON, SACRAMENTO, SAY THEY ...
Los Angeles Times

California created havens for gang ‘dropouts.’ It made prisons even more violent

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A system designed to protect state inmates has led to increased violence involving so-called ‘dropout’ gangs of ...