A row of uniforms for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation hang at Halby’s in Blythe on May 8, 2023. Photo by Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters

Gov. Gavin Newsom shouldn’t expect much pushback from the next city in line to lose a state prison.

Norco in Riverside County for years has been lobbying to

Now, the prison is on track to

It’ll be the fifth to

Other prison cities fought the

Not Norco. It posted a statement on social media saying officials look forward to the “adaptive reuse” of the former hotel.

About 1,200 people work at the prison. They won’t necessarily be laid off when the prison

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