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How Much Will This Prison Closure Save CA?
Season 2025
Episode 435
The California Rehabilitation Center in Norco will close in 2026, the fifth state prison to shut as the incarcerated population falls. The state projects $150 million in savings. City leaders back redeveloping the historic hotel site, while the corrections union warns closure could worsen crowding and violence.
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