California Fiscal Choices Under Fire: Wildfires, Prison Costs and Budget Priorities
SACRAMENTO, CA – Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2025-26 Proposed Budget has ignited a heated debate over California’s spending…
Group Claims New California State Prison Closure Helps Community
BLYTHE, CA –– California officially closed Chuckawalla Valley State Prison (CVSP) as of Nov. 1, and this…
Critics Charge CA Governor Veto Squanders Billions on Prisons
By Cindy Chen SACRAMENTO, CA – California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 2178 last week, missing…
California Budget Group Claims AB 2178 ‘Pragmatic’ Approach to Reduce Prison Spending—Regardless of Prop 36 Outcome
By Yana Singhal SACRAMENTO, CA – California lawmakers passed Assembly Bill (AB) 2178 this past week, taking…
California Assembly Approves Ting’s Prison Reduction Legislation; Could Save CA ‘Billions’
By Helen Shamamyan SACRAMENTO, CA – California Assemblymember Phil Ting’s AB 2178—calling for consolidating and closing state…
California State Assembly Gives OK to Close, Consolidate Some Prisons in Midst of Billion Dollar CA Budget Shortfall
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – California—facing a billion-dollar budget crisis—may soon close some state prisons,…
Prison Capacity Management Bill with Broad Support Advances in California Legislature
By Shriya Kali Chittapuram SACRAMENTO, CA – California Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-SF) has shepherded safe passage so…
California Legislative Analyst’s Office Endorses Closure of Five More State Prisons
By Rena Abdusalam and Estrella Torres SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO), a nonpartisan…
Communities Reject ‘Crime Wave’ Panic and Tough Crime-Centered Responses
By Rena Abdusalam WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA – To explore overarching solutions to the reported retail crime surge,…
Response to State Budget: Group Charges California Governor’s ‘Oversight’ of Not Closing Prisons Will Cost Billions
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed $291 billion budget plan announced…
Critics of California Governor’s Prison Plan Agree with San Quentin Advisory Council $120 Million Cut as State Faces Budget Deficit
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) Friday released a…
Budget Group Demands ‘Accountability’ from California Prison Agency
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Dept. of Corrections should “comprehensively explore opportunities for…
Prison Closure Advocates Hold Massive Online Rally, Urge CA Governor, Legislature to Adopt ‘Roadmap’ to Closure of ‘at Least’ 7 State Prisons
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) and other prison…
CA Continues to Spend Taxpayer $$ on ‘Cages’ in New Budget, State Prison Critic Charges
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA –– California is “still prioritizing punishment driven systems as an answer…
CA Governor’s Budget Revision Suggests ‘Possibility’ of Three More Prison Closures – Prison Closure Advocacy Groups Demand More
By Oliver Camarena SACRAMENTO, CA – Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) released a statement Tuesday…