Newsom Wants to Cut 4,600 Empty Prison Beds to Help California’s Budget Deficit

Published on May 20, 2024

With the state facing a significant budget deficit, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing removing approximately 4,600 empty prison beds statewide to save about $80.6 million annually. Across 13 prisons, 46 housing units will be shut down if his proposal is approved by the Legislature. “That would produce ongoing savings on an annual basis that would grow,” Mr. Newsom said during a May 10 press conference. “[W]e’re mindful of the … population … and we’re mindful of the direction we’re going in terms of public safety … but prison unit [deactivations] can happen much sooner than prison closures and provide us with more flexibility.” An inmate at the Mule Creek State Prison sits on his bunk bed in a gymnasium that was modified to house prisoners in Ione, Calif., on Aug. 28, 2007. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Though the state’s nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office suggested in a February...

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