Gavin Newsom under pressure from California Democrats to close more state prisons
California Democrats are pressuring Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) to close more prisons as the state aims to reduce its budget and prison population. As...
California Democrats are pressuring Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) to close more prisons as the state aims to reduce its budget and prison population. Assembly leaders released their 2023 budget plan last week, shortly after Newsom unveiled his revised California 2023-24 budget plan. The California Legislature must reach a budget deal by June 15. The Assembly plan presses the Newsom administration to announce five additional prison closures by 2027. The proposal suggests that this increase is needed due to the increased number of unused prison beds, with the subcommittee report, released by Democratic Assembly Budget Chairman Phil Ting of San Francisco, estimating that there are about 20,000 unoccupied beds.