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CA: Taxpayers File Landmark Lawsuit to Prevent $12 Billion in Prison Construction Debt

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 Taxpayers File Landmark Lawsuit to Prevent $12 Billion in Prison Construction Debt Coalition also releases expert report by economist Adam Werner exposing true cost of AB900 Dressed in Arnold Schwarzenegger masks, taxpayers hand out $12 billion in debt invoices to passersby in front of the Capitol SACRAMENTO - Concerned parents, students, teachers, experts and taxpayers will announce the filing of their lawsuit today to stop at least $12 billion dollars of prison debt authorized by AB 900 at a Noon press conference in front of the State Capitol, at 11th and L. Californians United for a Responsible Budget, a coalition of community organizations from around the state, will also release an expert report exposing the true cost of AB 900...continue to full post

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