February 5, 2008
Governor’s Budget Cuts Will Hit Lassen County
District 2 Supervisor Jim Chapman said a recent publication suggested the governor plans to target inmates in nine or 10 of the 30 fire camps, 18 of which are run by the California Correctional Center in Susanville. District 3 Supervisor Lloyd Keefer agreed, saying the strategy is to "pick the ones that they know are going to be more sensitive to the public response and raise a big fuss." Not only would releasing camp inmates reduce fire protection in Lassen County, Chapman said, it would also lower the amount of reimbursement the city of Susanville receives for the impact of the prison on the city budget. "Even if they took 2,000 of the 22,000 being released, that's going to have a direct financial impact on the local area," Chapman said…
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