SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) today issued the following statement on infrastructure rehabilitation needs at Corcoran State Prison:  

“As released in this year’s state budget, I applaud Governor Gavin Newsom’s commitment to invest in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s maintenance projects. However, the current state of the Central Valley’s prison and public safety infrastructure conditions demonstrate the longtime need for immediate attention.  

No one deserves to work or live in this type of environment. It is imperative that we continue on the trajectory to expand timely efforts not only for the safety and health of state prison employees but for inmates as well.”

About Senator Melissa Hurtado

Senator Melissa Hurtado is an advocate for expanding access to health care, growing educational opportunities and creating more quality jobs. Representing the 14th Senate district in California, which includes cities in Fresno, Kern, Kings and Tulare counties. Senator Hurtado was born in Fresno, California and raised in the City of Sanger, where she still resides with her family.

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