Corrections officers at Norco prison make plea to state to keep it open

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Correctional officers at the California Rehabilitation Center (CRC) in Norco have started writing Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta to keep the prison open, presenting it as an option to alleviate the overpopulation in county jails.

California began placing some convicted felons in county jails in 2011, after the Supreme Court ruled that the overcrowding in state prisons resulted in cruel and unusual punishment. Now, according to the lawsuit Bonta brought against Los Angeles County on Sept. 8 , the county’s jails are overcrowded and uninhabitable.

In March, 878 inmates held at Los Angeles County jail were convicted felons, according to a Sheriff’s Department report . That’s 7% of the popula