Here is a way for government to make money - charge rich prisoners for expensive rooms:
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California Prisons
Are Prisons well kept in California?
How are convicts treated in Prisons within California?
Who oversees the penal code for California Prisons?
US: California Awards $500 Million to Build, Expand Jails:
A California agency has awarded US$500 million in financing that will allow more than a dozen counties to expand existing jails and construct new ones, despite an 11 percent drop in the state's jail population over the last year. Ref. Source 9f
How Prop. 47 ended early release from jail
Within the first three months after Proposition 47, jail populations across California dropped by nearly 9,000 inmates, alleviating overcrowding problems and ending early releases. In San Diego, however, there has been a rise in the number of inmates with mental health needs. The San Diego Union-Tribune
Countering prison culture with meditation
Brian Fowlie and Kenny Blasingame are best friends who met in prison, as told in this recorded StoryCoRole-playing Games story. They were serving life sentences at California State Prison, Solano, and their prospects were dim. Meditation and yoga helped turn their lives around. Ref. Source 6v