Taxpayers Footing The Bill To Help Workers Find New Jobs Once CA Closes State Prison In Blythe

The same agency that allowed 33 billion dollars in unemployment payments to mistakenly be paid to inmates in California prisons during the Covid-19 pandemic, is helping people working at a California prison that is set to close in 2 months.

Chuckawalla Valley State Prison in Blythe is set to close in October 2024.

The California Employment Development Department is giving 995-thousand dollars to the Riverside County Workforce Development Division to help the people who will lose their jobs when the prison closes.

EDD officials say  they are committed to helping those workers develop their careers and secure good jobs with sustainable income.

There may have been times in your life when you were out of work, and it’s likely that few people ever came to your aid to help you land another job, develop your career, and make great money in the process.

The 995-thousand dollars will provide timely employment resources, training, and assistance for local workers impacted by this closure of Chuckawalla State Prison, according to California EDD Director Nancy Farias. “We are working with our partners to facilitate the necessary rapid response to provide any impacted workers the support they need to help in their transition to new jobs.”

 “With the funding that we have received we are committed to providing comprehensive employment resources to the community, said Heidi Marshall, Director of Riverside County Housing and Workforce Solutions. “Our goal is to ensure that every affected worker has the assistance they need to navigate this change and build a brighter future.”

 The 995-thousand dollar handout, is 100 percent federally funded by American taxpayers, through the U-S Labor Dept.

100 dollar bills growing in the grass.

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