Gov. Newsom wants to spend $381M to transform CA's most iconic prison into a model for rehabilitation. The LAO_CA says that the goals are “laudable,” but there are no “clear or specific objectives” for meeting them. 📝: lynnlaaa 📸 : mhdonascimento
But the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office isn’t too keen on the idea. In
, it said that while the goals are “laudable,” there are no “clear or specific objectives for meeting these goals.”that the $361 million in lease-revenue bonds — to demolish an existing building and build a new education and vocational center — would cost $25 million a year in debt payments for 25 years. And if the “California Model” is copied at 30 prisons not on the closure list, it would cost $800 million a year in debt payments, when the Legislature is trying to reduce prison spending.
The legislative analyst says that the capital spending, which also includes $20 million in the general fund, lacks key information for the Legislature to assess its merits, including operational costs, the precise programs and a “clear policy rationale” for finishing the projects by 2025. Stories like this keep all Californians informed. Get a daily round-up of news on state issues with WhatMatters.
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