by Bob Walsh
A
combination of various factions is leading to a greater probability
that two prisons in the formerly great state of California will be
shutting down in the foreseeable future.
The
Governor's May budget proposal suggested a budget of $13.4 billion for
the CDCr. Closing two facilities is expect to save the state maybe $400
million.
Nobody
is saying which prisons may be on the chopping block but it is widely
known that San Quentin is the facility that costs the most to operate
per prisoner. In addition the real estate if very valuable, though
demolition costs would be considerable. Also, some parts of the prison
are registered historic sites and could not be demolished.
Interestingly
enough the governor is NOT in favor of defunding the police. He is,
however, a big proponent of moving many of the current responsibilities
of the cops away from them and to other groups, i.e. mental health
professionals and social workers. I guess if some woman is having the
shit beat out of her by her registered domestic partner she would be OK
with hanging around until a rapid response marriage counselor arrives on
scene. And if she isn't, she damn well should be.
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