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California State Assembly & Senate Sub 5 Committees

Subject: Continue the Momentum On Prison Closure

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I am writing to applaud CDCR's announcement of the closure of Chuckawalla Valley State Prison in Riverside County by March 2025, the ending of CDCR’s $32 million lease with California City Correctional Facility by 2024, and yard deactivations in 6 other prisons. I hope this can pave the way for more prison closures to come. With Governor Newsom's naming of the possibility of 3 prison closures in the 2022-23 Enacted Budget, it is imperative that the state has a concrete, transparent plan to do so. Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) released The People’s Plan for Prison Closure (bit.ly/CloseCAPrisonsReport), a report providing additional criteria to consider and identified ten priority state-owned prisons to prioritize for closure: California Rehabilitation Center Kern Valley State Prison Pleasant Valley State Prison California Correctional Institution North Kern State Prison California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility California State Prison-Los Angeles California Medical Facility Avenal State Prison California Men’s Colony This list of prisons to close represents the “worst of the worst,” and was created using a survey of over 2,300 system-impacted people. CURB produced a memo (bit.ly/Prisons2Close) for the legislature summarizing these criteria and the potential $2.8 billion in cost savings by shutting these prisons down. Our community believes there is no such thing as the “wrong” prison to close, but it would be a flagrant misstep to exclude input from directly impacted community members and their families. It’s vital the legislature exercise its authority to compel CDCR to deliver a comprehensive plan for prison closure that includes community input. Thousands of Californians are ready, willing and able to partner with all decision-makers to actualize a new vision for public safety that protects all Californians.

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