SACRAMENTO—On August 4, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) announced in a press release the upcoming closure of the California Rehabilitation Center (CRC) located on 5th Street and Western Avenue in Norco. The closure is expected to take place by the Fall of 2026. According to CDCR, California’s budget called for a prison closure. The deactivation of CRC is projected to save $150 million in the annual General Fund spending. Reports indicate that the lease of CRC was also terminated. CRS is a Level II medium-security correctional facility consisting of approximately 2,766 felons, and 1,191 employees. CDCR reportedly chose to close the CRC, aka, “Norco,” campus due to its dwindling prison population. The incarcerated population, currently at its lowest point s

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