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The California Correctional Center in Susanville, shown in 2021, was one of three prisons Gov. Gavin Newsom has approved for closure. It closed last year. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)
The 1,000 acres (4.0 km 2) of land that Great Meadow Correctional Facility sits on was purchased by the state of New York in 1905 from Isaac Baker. A mountain lake 2 mi (3.2 km) from the prison was the main source of water for the facility. The lake sat higher than the prison grounds allowing the transfer of water to be efficient.
In this year's budget, the administration of Gov. Gavin Newsom said it was "committed to right-sizing California's prison system to reflect the needs of the state" and could close three more ...
California State Prison, Los Angeles County: LAC Los Angeles: 1993 Yes 2,300 3,158 137.3% California State Prison, Sacramento: SAC Sacramento: 1986 1,828 2,363 129.3% California State Prison, Solano: SOL Solano: 1984 2,610 3,752 143.8% California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison, Corcoran: SATF Kings: 1997 Yes 3,424 4,844 141.5%
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has already announced three state prison closures. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach ...
Roughly 8% of the people in BOP custody are in California. [1] For comparison, the March 2020 California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) population report described 182,579 people under CDCR control. [2] BOP facilities are separate from immigration detention facilities operated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Howard, of the prison closure advocacy group, said Newsom proposes to add another $500 million to CDCR’s budget despite the continued projected decline in the inmate population.
The prison was scheduled to close in June 2023. [18] [19] However, defenders of the California Correctional Center sued the state, which prompted a judge in rural Lassen County to issue a temporary restraining order which halted the closure. [20] The California Correctional Center was fully deactivated as of June 30, 2023. [21]