Summary
Susanville’s economy is built around its state prison, and a shutdown could wipe out a major employer and ripple through local businesses and city services. If you live there, this isn’t abstract—it could change jobs, home values, and the town’s future.
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Impact analysis
Closing the prison would remove a major payroll and tax base, likely forcing the city and local businesses to absorb lost spending and jobs.
State taxpayers and other budget priorities could benefit from the savings, and nearby regions might gain if workers or inmates are shifted there.
Prison employees, their families, local businesses that depend on prison spending, and the city’s tax base all stand to lose.
Mentions & discussions (6)
California Prison Towns Scramble for New Jobs After Closures: ‘No One’s Coming to Save Us’
California Prison Towns Scramble for New Jobs After Closures: ‘No One’s Coming to Save Us’ The Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle
This California town was already dying. Then the state moved to close its prison
This California town was already dying. Then the state moved to close its prison CalMatters
How a planned prison closure already affects Susanville
How a planned prison closure already affects Susanville Reno Gazette Journal
This prison town has survived great loss. Now its prison is closing
This prison town has survived great loss. Now its prison is closing Reno Gazette Journal
‘Nothing Will Be the Same’: A Prison Town Weighs a Future Without a Prison (Published 2022)
‘Nothing Will Be the Same’: A Prison Town Weighs a Future Without a Prison (Published 2022) The New York Times
California's prison boom saved this town. Now, plans to close a lockup are sparking anger and fear
California's prison boom saved this town. Now, plans to close a lockup are sparking anger and fear Los Angeles Times
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