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Government,
Criminal

Feb. 10, 2020

Rising prison costs may hinder governor's revamp plans

Last week the Legislative Analyst’s Office reported prison costs have continued to rise even though the state’s prison population has fallen.

When he took office just over a year ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom pledged to continue Gov. Jerry Brown's work in reducing California's prison population.

Newsom then gave himself another tool to do just that, signing a bill to create the newly-formed Committee on Revision of the Penal Code. He recently made four high-profile appointments to the committee, whose mission is "rationalizing the substance of criminal law."

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