“Closing a state prison is one of the few ways to truly save a lot of money in California’s correctional system, which has a budget of $15.8 billion this year, experts said. A closure also would represent a step toward rehabilitation and away from incarceration in the state’s criminal justice system, since it likely would involve releasing some low-risk inmates. But, as Newsom underscored with his choice of words to the editorial board, it’s difficult.“

Sacramento Bee

November 24, 2019