The California Rehabilitation Center at Fifth Street in Norco is being "deactivated." The state says the inmates will remain ...

Norco’s would be the fifth California prison to close during Gov. Gavin Newsom ’s time in office, which started in 2018. The others include Chuckawalla Valley State Prison near Blythe in the Riverside ...

The city manager of Blythe, which has about 18,000 residents, didn't return requests for comment. When state authorities announced their plans in 2021 to shut down the California Correctional ...

The city hired a PR firm, the first time it has ever taken that step. Their charm offensive implored the state to leave the prison open. If anything, Blythe leaders say, close a prison somewhere else.

Gov. Gavin Newsom shouldn’t expect much pushback from the next city in line to lose a state prison. Norco, in Riverside County, for years has been lobbying to close the California Rehabilitation ...

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California Gov. Newsom moves to close another state prison. That makes 5 since he took office California’s falling incarcerated population has allowed Gov. Gavin Newsom to close four state prisons.

According to a news release issued by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in December 2022, the decision to close Chuckawalla Valley State Prison and deactivate certain ...

The interior of the state prison in California City, which has been operated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation since 2016. Tehachapi News file photo ...

The city hired a PR firm, the first time it has ever taken that step. Their charm offensive implored the state to leave the prison open. If anything, Blythe leaders say, close a prison somewhere else.

Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less. Gov. Gavin Newsom shouldn’t expect much pushback from the next city in line to lose a state prison.