The Musick expansion will waste $180 million in state funds and more than $170 million in local dollars to expand a jail that has been vacant for close to a year, and will cost an additional $61 million annually to operate. Doing this in the middle of a pandemic is irresponsible and unethical.
Tag: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Investigative
California Prisons Reduce Risk of Valley Fever for Inmates
In 2011, state prisons in the Central Valley reported hundreds of cases and up to nine deaths from valley fever. But in recent years prisons have made changes and the rates have dropped significantly.
Posted inTop Stories
Inmates Fear Being Transferred to Prisons in Valley Fever Areas
As prisoners with a higher risk of contracting the potentially deadly disease are being moved out of prisons, others are taking their place. These prisoners and their families are worried.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
Prison Officials Seek Delay of Receiver’s Valley Fever Order
Officials say they need clarification before they can implement a federal receiver’s order to move some inmates from the threat of the disease.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
Some Prison Inmates to Be Moved Out of Valley Fever Hot Spots
Public health experts are applauding a federal directive intended to protect inmates from the potentially deadly disease.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, State, Top Stories
Some California Prisons Have Become ‘Petri Dish for Valley Fever’
Inmates in Central Valley prisons are particularly vulnerable because they lack immunity to the potentially deadly disease that is caused by a fungus in the soil.
