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JUNE 1, 2026 UPDATE: The California Senate AND Assembly have proposed an additional prison closure in their versions of the state budget!! While these proposals do not yet guarantee prison closure, they are a testament to our community’s unwavering advocacy and demonstrate our movement’s momentum!  

Now, we must urge @cagovernor and Budget Leadership to officially include prison closure in the 2026-27 Final State Budget!

If prison closure and additional Corrections budget cuts are not enshrined in the final budget, CDCr’s budget will increase by an unacceptable $1 Billion compared to last year’s Enacted Budget — $400 Million more than in the January Proposed Budget. 

We cannot accept a state budget that stuffs CDCr’s pockets while neglecting needed investments in housing, Medi-Cal, Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) services, community-based reentry, and other vital programs that are at risk!

Before the 2026-27 Final State Budget is finalized and released, we must demand prison closure, redirection of funds from prisons into communities, and release of our community members!