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California corrections budget benefits more than inmates from prison sports expansion

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Commentary written by Steve Brooks Steve Brooks is an award-winning journalist who has written for TIME magazine, Sports Illustrated, Bay City News, Local News Matters and many others. His work can be found on Substack at In Proximity. I still remember the first […]

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According to Redwood City Pulse’s source item, California corrections budget benefits more than inmates from prison sports expansion, This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Commentary written by Steve Brooks Steve Brooks is an award-winning journalist who has written for TIME magazine, Sports Illustrated, Bay City News, Local News Matters and many others. His work can be found on Substack at In Proximity. I still remember the first […]

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