SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A recent budget cut is forcing California to trim $250 million from its prison rehabilitation program and lay off hundreds of corrections workers.
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation on Thursday announced it will slash academic and substance abuse programs for inmates.
The move is in response to a $1.2 billion cut to the corrections department under the budget packaged passed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and lawmakers in July.
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