HOT OFF THE PRESS

Check out this recent article in the @sacramentobee featuring words from CURB’s very own Amber-Rose Howard: bit.ly/5-29sacbee

CURB applauds the Senate for proposing an additional prison closure and continues to call on the Assembly and Governor Newsom to follow suit.

Take action today: bit.ly/budgetaction26 

More from the article:

“Amber-Rose Howard, the executive director of Californians United for a Responsible Budget, a nonprofit that advocates for reducing prison spending by decreasing the state’s incarcerated population, said there are thousands of empty beds in state prisons. She pointed to a 2024 LAO report that found there were 15,000 empty beds in California prisons, which was projected to grow to roughly 19,000 empty beds by 2028. Howard said that based on those numbers the state could close up to five prisons.“