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CA Governor Gavin Newsom Moves to Close State-Run Youth Prisons

HeadlineMay 19, 2020

California has taken a major step toward eliminating juvenile prisons. Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled last week a state budget to address economic deficits triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, that proposes eliminating California’s last three state-run juvenile prisons. The proposal also seeks to close two state prisons in the coming years and reduce the number of prisoner firefighter camps. The proposal must now be approved by the California state Legislature.

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