The state corrections department has announced eight prisons that will either be closed or de-activated, and two of them are in Kern County. One is California Correctional Institution ‘Facility D’ in Tehachapi. City Manager Greg Garrett says the announcement came with little notice…

The prison is Tehachapi’s top employer…

It’s slated to close early next year. The state also plans to ends its lease with a California City facility in 2024.