George Deukmejian, Anti-Crime Governor of California, Dies at 89
- The Republican expanded state’s prison system in his two terms
- He declined opportunities to run for a national office
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George Deukmejian, the governor of California who more than doubled the size of the prison system in the U.S.’s most populous state during his two terms in office during the 1980s, has died. He was 89.
He died Tuesday at his home in Long Beach, California, according to the New York Times, citing Steve Merksamer, Deukmejian’s former chief of staff.