Residents in a small California desert town have been left furious by plans to shut down their last major employer amid fears it will finish the 'dying' town for good.
Governor Gavin Newsom, 56, announced in 2022 that the golden state would be closing four prisons, including the Chuckawalla Valley State Prison in Blythe, which is expected to shut this year.
The town, which is located in Riverside County near the Arizona border, was already struggling, with many of its 18,000-strong population fleeing to Phoenix or the Coachella Valley.
