Op-ed by Steve Brooks: CA Should Send Prisoners Home Instead of…

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Op-ed by Steve Brooks: CA Should Send Prisoners Home Instead of Spending Millions on New Facilities

In The News | Apr 17, 2026

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New op-ed by Steve Brooks in @truthout on @cagovernor’s new $239 million learning center at San Quentin prison.

Full op-ed here: bit.ly/4-3truthout

Steve argues that the state must prioritize bringing people home over manufacturing “normalized” prison communities. This learning center poses serious risks to incarcerated-led programming efforts, increasing surveillance & limiting accessibility.

Steve Brooks is an award-winning journalist with bylines in TIME, Sports Illustrated, Bay City News Local News Matters, and more. He is the former editor- in-chief of San Quentin News and a co-founder of The People In Blue, a group of incarcerated people. Check out his sub stack: https://inproximity.substack.com/

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