November 4, 2009
Stockton City council votes to sue CDCR over proposed prisons
Stockton City Council voted unanimously, 7-0, Tuesday evening to challenge the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in its efforts to build two prisons to house sick, injured and unhealthy felons in the city.
"We hope to join [San Joaquin] County and the Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce in this challenge," says City Attorney Ren Nosky, as part of his announcement of a closed session decision.
The state finalized plans to locate a prison re-entry facility at the site of the former women's prison last year. Last month, the state prison health care receiver, Clark Kelso, told local officials of final plans to build a 1,734-bed inmate prison hospital immediately adjacent the site. On Halloween Eve, he revealed plans for a 1,133-bed medical and mental health care facility…
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