Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) is a statewide coalition of organizations working to reduce the number of people imprisoned in California and the number of prisons and jails in the state. We advocate for an investment in justice that centers care, not punishment. READ & DOWNLOAD THE PDF: 2022-23 Enacted Corrections Budget
May 26, 2022 By Duane Palm and Timothy Peoples When a prison closes, mainstream reporting often obscures the truth from public view. This has certainly been the case for the planned closure of California Correctional Center (CCC) in Susanville. Articles tend to focus on what’s going on in the minds of local people who … Read more
Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) is a statewide coalition of organizations working to reduce the number of people imprisoned in California and the number of prisons and jails in the state. We advocate for an investment in justice that centers care, not punishment. READ & DOWNLOAD THE PDF: 2022-23 May Revision Corrections Budget
UPDATED MAY 13, 2022 BY WES VENTEICHER Inmates walk across the grounds of Valley State Prison in Chowchilla, Calif., on Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new budget proposal suggests California could close three more prisons in the next three years. Citing reductions in the number of people in prison, Newsom’s … Read more
BY BRIAN KANEDA JAN. 21, 2022 The scheduled deactivation of California Correctional Center has become a hot-button issue for the town of Susanville, sparking anger and a still-pending lawsuit to prevent the prison from closing at all. The fears of residents who have become dependent on prisons for their livelihood have been covered widely in … Read more