Budget negotiations could determine another facility’s future.
The CDCR facility in Norco, pictured above, is already slated for closure. Another facility may follow. Credit: CCHCS.
LASSEN COUNTY — Lassen County Sheriff John McGarva is opposing a state budget proposal that could lead to another California prison closure, saying rural counties already understand the lasting effects of state prison downsizing.
The proposal does not name a specific prison, and no new closure has been finalized. The Legislature approved its version of the 2026-27 state budget on June 15 with assumed savings from an additional prison closure included, but the issue now depends on final negotiations with Governor Gavin Newsom…