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Check out this new Sacramento Bee article featuring words from Amber-Rose Howard, CURB’s Executive Director: bit.ly/6-16sacbee 

The California Legislature’s final version of the 2026-27 state budget includes another prison closure!

Join us in urging Governor Newsom to officially commit to prison closure in his June Enacted State Budget due by the end of the month: bit.ly/budgetaction26 

Maintaining thousands of excess prison beds while communities face cuts to critical services is NOT in the best interests of public safety. 

Law enforcement special interests sell us the myth that California must choose between cutting waste and improving conditions. This is a false choice designed to protect the size and budget of the prison system under the banner of supposed “kinder, gentler” cages — even as the prison population continues to decline. 

Governor Newsom can and must commit to closing another state prison. Take action today!