State Wins Round on Plan for New Prison
A judge on Wednesday gave state corrections officials another victory in their fight to build a state prison in Lancaster, rejecting the remaining challenges in a suit brought by the city of Lancaster and Los Angeles County.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge John Zebrowski denied a request to order the state to build a medium-security prison, rather than the maximum- and medium-security facility now planned. The opponents also demanded that state officials expand a planned “green belt” to shield the 2,200-bed facility from the neighborhood.
The decision, which Zebrowski issued without comment, resolves the second part of a lawsuit filed by Lancaster and the county in January.
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