New Op-ed by CURB's Brian Kaneda in the LA Times

New Op-ed by CURB's Brian Kaneda in the LA Times

In The News | Feb 06, 2024

Check out CURB Deputy Director, Brian Kaneda’s new op-ed in the LA Times “California has a $38-billion deficit. So why are we still paying for prisons we don’t need?” Read here

From the op-ed:

“California has an opportunity to shift its focus before the budget is revised in May and approved by the Legislature in June. Closing prisons and expanding public services would reflect the needs and values of our state while helping to put our finances in order.

This is a moral as well as a fiscal issue. There are too many prisons and jails in California, and despite our progress, there are too many people locked up in them.”

Read more: bit.ly/2-5latimes

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