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Advocates at Assembly hearing urge prison closures, elder release and reinvestment in community programs
Summary
Advocates and formerly incarcerated speakers urged the subcommittee to close more prisons, expand elder and medical release pathways, and redirect corrections funding to community-based rehabilitative services, citing high health care costs for older incarcerated people and settlements tied to staff abuse.
Multiple public commenters and advocacy organizations used the subcommittee forum to press lawmakers to accelerate prison closures, expand elder and medically vulnerable release mechanisms, and reinvest savings in community‑based services.
Amber Rose Howard, executive director of Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB), told the committee that despite reductions in prison population the CDCR budget has largely remained steady. "Maintaining excess prison capacity…
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