Residents and Leaders In Cities Affected By CDCR Prison Closures Speak Out

December 8, 2022 2:27 amDecember 7, 2022 7:48 pm

City leaders and residents of the seven cities and towns affected by the Tuesday announcement of the closure and partial closure of seven state prisons across the state expressed uneasiness and fear of the future on Wednesday, as the prisons...

CDCR Announces Closures Of Chuckawalla Valley State Prison, California City Correctional Facility

December 7, 2022 2:30 amDecember 6, 2022 7:02 pm

In a Tuesday press release, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced that both the Chuckawalla Valley State Prison and the California City Correctional Facility will be shut down as prison facilities in the next few years. There will be...

California Letting Out More Prisoners Over COVID in Second Wave of Early Release Program

June 18, 2020 11:17 amJune 18, 2020 11:23 am

California is releasing some prisoners early to stem the spread of the coronavirus in the Golden State’s jails. The jail birds will be sprung starting July 1, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The idea is to...