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State and Local Issues

Because 90% of all prisoners in the United States are in state facilities, the work that states are doing to reduce their prison populations is crucial. Attempting to end mass incarceration necessitates realizing this is a situation requiring not one national solution, but fifty state solutions. Below are current state solutions that could be effectively modeled by other states for meaningful reform.

Gavin Newsom wants to close a California state prison. It won’t be easy

“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

State ReformsPhillip ReevesNovember 24, 2019Sacramento Bee, California, Gavin NewsomComment

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