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California cuts prison staffing

With about 14,000 fewer inmates in its prisons because most of them have been transferred to county jails, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is sending notices to 548 workers that they will lose their jobs.

The first wave of firings is set for Feb. 29. A second round is expected in the fall.

Those losing their jobs include about 140 guards...

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