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CA: Yolo prison foes vow to keep fighting

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Yolo prison foes vow to keep fighting By Hudson Sangree Wednesday, September 17, 2008 This story is taken from Sacbee / News. Opponents of a new prison approved for rural Yolo County land say their fight will continue. Looking to overturn the decision Tuesday by county supervisors to go ahead with a re-entry prison for about 500 convicts, foes are holding an organizational meeting tonight and say they are considering legal action. "We're not done. This is not over," said Carla Phillips, a longtime resident of Madison, the small community identified as site for the facility. The issue goes beyond Yolo County. The state Corrections Standards Authority, which oversees the siting of re-entry prisons and allocation of jail construction funds, meets Thursday in Berkeley to consider applications from a dozen counties...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on September 18, 2008 (boomark / email).