Which california prisons are closing?

The Deuel Vocational Institution (DVI) in Tracy has been closed, and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), said they intend to close the California Correctional Center in Susanville, along with the minimum security parts of the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi and the. An amicus brief filed last year by Local 1000 of the International Union of Service Employees, which represents prison employees, argues that if facilities were closed, workers “risk losing their livelihoods and will be forced to change their lives and families, decimating their community in the process. In court documents, Duane Palm, who is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole on two counts of first-degree murder and other counts, wrote that the prison's remote location makes it difficult for loved ones to visit. The city of Susanville, where local officials say they face economic devastation if they lose more than 1,000 prison jobs, sued the state last year, and a Lassen County judge issued a temporary restraining order that stopped the closure.

California's decision to close Susanville prison shook the city, where the consequences could be dire for residents and businesses that rely on the economy of incarceration. According to Orlando, the MCSP has recently temporarily redirected 25 officers to California State Prison, Sacramento, due to staff shortages. Lionell Tholmer, an inmate at Mule Creek Prison (MCSP) in Ione, says one of the shipyards was closed. But the loss of prison would be “a major blow to our community, and the transition will take time,” Herrera said.

Sacramento, CA — The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and California Correctional Care Services (CCHCS) are developing a plan to close two state prisons. Ricky Godfrey, an inmate at California Solano State Prison (SOL), has wasted time in the yard and was not receiving commissary packages, which are basic privileges that inmates receive. Currently, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) oversees 34 adult prisons. For now, the temporary restraining order is still in effect, said Vicky Waters, spokeswoman for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

This summer, prisoners tried to file an amicus brief in support of the closure, detailing the problems at the center. The case in rural Lassen County could herald conflict as California's inmate population declines and other prisons are considered to close.