Norco officials ready for prison to leave town and open up land for development

NORCO - The state's plan to close the California Rehabilitation Center has local officials eyeing a lucrative windfall for city coffers.
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Published: Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:11:38 -0700

3 Killed In Head-On Collision On I-15 Near Norco

Three people were killed in a head-on collision involving two vehicles on the I-15 near Norco, officials said Sunday.
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2012/05/13/3-killed-in-head-on-collision-on-i-15-near-norco/

Published: Sun, 13 May 2012 15:26:35 -0700

NORCO: State proposes closing prison

The state prison in Norco would be closed as part of a corrections overhaul announced Monday that would save California $1.5 billion a year. The California Rehabilitation Center has 1,050 authorized positions with a payroll of $76.8 million and houses 3,900 inmates.
http://www.pe.com/local-news/riverside-county/corona/corona-headlines-index/20120423-norco-state-proposes-closing-prison.ece

Published: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 23:07:42 -0700

Shuttering Norco prison will move prisoners to other facilities

As California prison officials ready to possibly shutter the state prison in Norco to save $160 million a year, many are left wondering what will happen to the nearly 4,000 inmates housed at the rehabilitation center. "No inmates would be released early," said Jeffrey Callison, press...
http://www.vvdailypress.com/articles/prison-34236-norco-california.html

Published: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:40:03 -0700

Blue Shield of California, In Partnership With ChildObesity180, Awards Breakthrough School Programs And Technologies ...

Blue Shield of California helps the Active Schools Acceleration Project award $500,000 to nine school programs and two Grand Prize technology winners in nationwide competition aimed at reversing childhood obesity trend
http://news.yahoo.com/blue-shield-california-partnership-childobesity180-awards-breakthrough-school-130611670.html

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 06:06:11 -0700

Correctional Officers Warn Jobs At Risk In Plan To Close Norco Prison

The California Rehabilitation Center would be closed as part of a California prison overhaul aimed at saving the state over $1 billion in annual spending.
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2012/04/24/correctional-officers-warn-jobs-at-risk-in-plan-to-close-norco-prison/

Published: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:09:38 -0700

State proposes Norco prison closure

Norco officals say the potential closure of the California Rehabilitation Center, part of a state plan to cut costs in a time of fiscal austerity, could translate into a lucrative sales tax windfall for city coffers.
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Published: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:10:54 -0700

Three dead in head-on crash on I-15 near Norco

California Highway Patrol investigators said they are not sure who was at fault in a grinding head-on collision between two vehicles that killed three . . . → Read More
http://www.swrnn.com/2012/05/13/three-dead-in-head-on-crash-on-i-15-near-norco/

Published: Sun, 13 May 2012 17:30:45 -0700

Norco prison closure may move jobs, but open other opportunities

The possible closure of a state prison in Norco is fanning fears it may hurt the local economy. Some support the closure.
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/inland_empire&id=8644598&rss=rss-kabc-article-8644598

Published: Wed, 02 May 2012 01:48:00 -0700

From Prison to Pulpit

*The prison guards at the California Rehabilitation Center (CRC), a Level II correctional facility in Norco, Calif., rushed in when they saw a group of inmates submerging a man’s head in the communal sinks, thinking they were preventing a race-related murder, says worldcalifornia.com. “The guards come in wanting to know why the races are all [...]
http://www.eurweb.com/2012/04/from-prison-to-pulpit/

Published: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:20:07 -0700