6/4/05 Protests took place throughout California against the ever expanding prison industrial complex. A reverse ribbon cutting was held in Fresno to protest the opening of the Delano II prison. In Delano, Dolores Huerta spoke to the press outside the gates of the new prison. See video here. Despite massive budget shortfalls and poll after poll showing that Californians want cuts to prison spending and favor rehabilitation over more prisons, California will open its 33rd state prison on June 1: the $750 million boondoggle, Delano II. At the same time, we are closing schools, hospitals and libraries. Come protest the opening of the Delano II and the closing of public institution that truly build safe communities.