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Floods Exposed Weaknesses in California Prisons’ Emergency Plans. They Still Aren’t Ready In 2023, amid record-breaking rain and snow, two prisons in the southern San Joaquin Valley faced a ...

The floods that year ultimately did not reach the prisons, but the threat they posed illustrated how California’s 90,000-prisoner corrections system has failed to prepare for natural disasters.

Earthquakes, wildfires and floods all could cause problems for California prisons. A new audit says they aren't ready to quickly evacuate prisoners. This story was originally published by CalMatters.