Proposed Workload Budget
Juvenile Population Adjustments

The Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) projects a juvenile institution average daily population of 2,294 youthful offenders in 2007-08, 78 more than anticipated in the 2007 Budget Act. The fiscal impact in 2007-08 is an increase of $5.6 million General Fund. In 2008-09, the juvenile institution average daily population is expected to decrease by 508 wards, or 22.2 percent, to 1,786. The population decrease is primarily due to shifting responsibility for housing non-serious and non-violent juvenile offenders to local jurisdictions beginning September 1, 2007. The fiscal impact in 2008-09 is a decrease of $48.8 million General Fund and a decrease of $986,000 other funds. The total General Fund expenditures are partially offset by revenues from the sliding scale fees paid by counties. In 2007-08, these revenues are estimated to be $12.4 million, a decrease of $922,000 from the revenue expected at the time of the 2007 Budget Act. In 2008-09, these revenues are estimated to decrease to $8.2 million as a result of the population shift.


HOUSING AND SUPERVISION OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS
 On September 1, 2007, local jurisdictions became responsible for housing and supervising non-serious and non-violent juvenile offenders. In order to provide resources to local jurisdictions for housing and supervising these additional juvenile offenders, the Youthful Offender Block Grant was established and provides local assistance funding of approximately $24 million in 2007-08, $66 million in 2008-09, and $92 million in 2009-10 and ongoing. In addition, the 2007 Budget Act included $100 million in lease-revenue bonds to finance the acquisition, design, renovation, or construction of local juvenile facilities to ensure that counties have adequate capacity and program space to house and serve juvenile offenders.

The juvenile parole average daily population is expected to be 2,415 in 2007-08, a decrease of 148 from the 2007 Budget Act. In 2008-09, the juvenile parole average daily population is expected to decrease by 452 paroles, or 18.7 percent, to 1,963. However, costs will increase due to a higher number of reentry caseload parolees, which require a lower ratio of parolees to parole agents. The fiscal impact of the change in the juvenile parole population in 2007-08 is an increase of $76,000 General Fund. In 2008-09, the fiscal impact is a decrease of $1.7 million General Fund.

The population adjustment proposed in the Governor's Budget for the Juvenile Education Program reflects staffing ratios consistent with the requirements of the Education Remedial Plan. General Fund Proposition 98 funding is projected to decrease by $2.6 million in 2007-08 and $6.3 million in 2008-09.
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CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS for Corrections and Rehabilitation Back to Top

 Proposed Workload Budget
  Adult Population Adjustments
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  Implementation of AB 900
  Court and Lawsuit-Related Issues
  Other Workload Issues
  Incarceration of Undocumented Felons
 Proposed Budget-Balancing Reductions
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