WASHINGTON — The federal government will allow Medicaid dollars to treat some people in prisons, jails or juvenile detention centers for the first time ever, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Thursday. She said the change will allow the state to “make unprecedented advancements for incarcerated individuals who have long been underserved.” At least 10 other states have …
Traffic is light as rush hour looms where the 110 and 105 freeways meet in this 2020 photo. They also come as a U.N. report finds that global greenhouse gas reduction efforts are “highly inadequate.” Word that Californians had effectively reduced carbon dioxide emissions by 35 million metric tons in 2020 — the equivalent of 94 coal plants operating for …
Gavin Newsom speaks at a news conference in Big Sur this week. California is giving 76,000 inmates, including violent and repeat felons, the opportunity to leave prison earlier as the state aims to further trim the population of what once was the nation’s largest state correctional system. Under the change, more than 10,000 prisoners convicted of a second serious but …
