ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on California's infrastructure—the physical foundation of the state's organization. Good roads are important to a state's infrastructure; they facilitate better gas mileage, keep motor vehicles in good condition, and discourage unnecessary accidents. California's lack of good roads stems from the unwillingness of policymakers and the public to dedicate enough funds to construction and maintenance. The Road Information Program (TRIP), a non-profit research organization that sponsored groups associated with promoting safe highway travel, estimates that poor roads cost the average California driver an average of $590 annually, nearly twice the national average of $335. Meanwhile, California doesn't have the luxury of most other states, which often rely on cheap and abundant coal to produce electricity. Because coal is a major source of pollution, it is an anathema to the environmental conditions of this state. Incarceration in California is impacted not only by the types of crimes that put people there, but the make-up of prison society itself.
