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Structural Failures Lead to Sudden Closure of California Prison

Safety threats from collapsing concrete have closed Terminal Island prison, with nearly 1,000 inmates now being moved to ...

Crumbling ceilings in underground tunnels force closure of Terminal Island prison

The Federal Correctional Institution Terminal Island is closing due to crumbling underground tunnels and other infrastructure ...

Newsom closed four prisons and trimmed payroll; Corrections spending is still over budget

Some of the red ink in California’s budget deficit is coming from unplanned spending in state prisons, according to a new ...
Local News Matters

Despite closures and payroll cuts, California prison costs remain millions over budget

SOME OF THE RED INK in California’s budget deficit is coming from unplanned spending in state prisons, according to a new ...

California faces $18 billion deficit as prison reform debate intensifies

California is staring down a major budget problem and the numbers are only getting worse.According to the Legislative Analyst ...
Government Executive

Bureau of Prisons to ‘suspend operations’ at California penitentiary

Federal Correctional Institution Terminal Island needs more than $100 million in repairs, including decaying concrete ...

Federal Bureau of Prisons says falling concrete is forcing it to close a prison near Los Angeles

The federal Bureau of Prisons is shutting down its Terminal Island facility near Los Angeles over concerns about crumbling ...

ICE opened a detention center in a former California prison. Detainees are suing over conditions inside

Immigrants in California’s newest ICE detention center allege they’re experiencing inhumane conditions and that they’re not ...
The Real News Network

‘We’ve got four public prisons and one private prison closed’: CA abolitionist coalition takes on the prison-industrial complex

In July 2024, CURB, Critical Resistance, Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity, and Riverside All of Us Or None organized a rally in front of the California Rehabilitation Center (CRC) to demand its ...

Why California's newest detention facility faces federal lawsuit over medical neglect and 'punitive' unsanitary conditions

At California City Detention Facility, immigrants file lawsuit over alleged 'shockingly deficient' medical care, frigid temperatures, bugs crawling on walls, sewage backups, inadequate food and water, ...