Representatives at CoreCivic, which along with GEO Group is one of the largest operators of private prisons in the industry, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Tuesday. The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office also did not respond to a request for comment.Īdditionally, the CDCR will terminate its $32 million annual lease with CoreCivic for operation of the California City Correctional Facility, effective in March 2024, which will shutter that prison as well. Manuel Perez, whose district includes Blythe, did not immediately respond to an email requesting comment. All of their rehabilitative, educational and self-help program credits will transfer with them.”įourth District Riverside County Supervisor V. “Should a significant need for capacity arise in the future due to a natural disaster or other serious need, this option gives the state the possibility to re-activate these facilities at a later date,” said the CDCR, which also noted that incarcerated people at these locations will be rehoused into appropriate level prisons.Ĭorrections officials said those incarcerated in impacted facilities “will be transferred to other institutions or yards based on their housing, custody and rehabilitative needs. In addition to closing Chuckawalla Valley State Prison in Blythe and the California City Correctional Facility in Kern County, the CDCR will deactivate facilities at Chino Institution for Men, California Rehabilitation Center in Norco, California Correctional Institution in Tehachipi, Folsom Women’s Facility, Pelican Bay State Prison in Crescent City, and California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo. CDCR will work to limit the impact to employees affected by these closures and deactivations,” the CDCR said in a press release Tuesday. “CDCR and the administration are working to minimize impact to staff and the communities. 6, announced it will close two prisons - one in Blythe and another in Kern County that is the state’s last privately run prison - and deactivate facilities at six other prisons due to budget cuts and an inmate population reduction plan.Īffected prison staff will have the option of transferring to other prisons with vacancies within and outside of impacted counties, according to the CDCR. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation on Tuesday, Dec.
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