Norco’s would be the fifth California prison to close during Gov. Gavin Newsom ’s time in office, which started in 2018. The ...

Norco in Riverside County for years has been lobbying to close the California Rehabilitation Center, arguing the city can ...

The 3,000-inmate California Rehabilitation Center in Riverside County is set to close in fall 2026, continuing a wave of ...

Corrections officers, electricians and others will get preferential hiring status but could also be laid off when the prison ...

Fewer inmates, cost savings are driving the move. Some city leaders have coveted the grounds of the old Lake Norconian Club ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has announced the permanent closure of the California ...

Governor Newsom has decided to close the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco by fall 2026, saving taxpayers over a ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Administration will close the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco in 2026, citing the state’s multi-billion dollar deficit and declining prison ...

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This story was originally published . Sign up for their newsletters. A row of uniforms for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation hang at Halby’s in Blythe on May 8, 2023. Photo ...

The state’s prison population has steadily declined since 2011, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that severe overcrowding in California prisons amounted to cruel and unusual punishment.