🗞🔥HOT OFF THE PRESS🔥🗞 As the budget deadline looms, will. Governor Newsom do the right thing for California? Read CURB’s own Brian Kaneda’s op-ed “Newsom should solve two problems at once: Close prisons and cut spending” published today in the LA Times. Read here

“More than any other state department, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has a clear pathway to reduce spending. According to the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office, deactivating just five prisons would save the state approximately $1 billion a year. This revelation underscores the feasibility and urgency of prison closures to effectively address our budgetary challenges.”
– Brian Kaneda, CURB Deputy Director

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