The California Strategic Growth Plan
Public Safety

The historic passage of AB 900 in 2007 provided the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) $7.7 billion to help address California's prison overcrowding crisis. The Legislature approved these funds for the following purposes:

  • Expand capacity at existing facilities - $2.7 billion ($1.8 billion in Phase 1 and $600 million in Phase 2, $300 million General Fund). This funding will add up to 16,000 additional prison beds at existing facilities and expand existing power, water, and wastewater treatment facilities to handle a larger population.
  • Local jail facilities - $1.2 billion ($750 million in Phase 1 and $470 million in Phase 2). This will help local governments expand statewide jail capacity for adult offenders by constructing as many as 13,000 new jail beds.
  • Re-entry facilities - $2.6 billion ($975 million in Phase 1 and $1.625 billion in Phase 2). In coordination with local governments, re-entry facilities will be constructed to provide about 16,000 new beds to house and program short-term offenders and parole violators.
  • Health Care facilities - $1.1 billion ($857 million in Phase 1 and $286 million in Phase 2). This is for the construction of facilities to provide medical services as directed by the court-appointed Receiver in Plata v. Schwarzenegger , and mental health care, and dental services.
Given that much of AB 900 funding is tied to performance and construction goals that CDCR will be working to meet over the next several years prior to accessing the second phase of funding, the Budget proposes that $2.5 billion that is currently appropriated for the second phases for infill, re-entry and medical facilities be redirected to provide the federal receiver with funds to construct medical beds. It is anticipated that this funding will be available to meet the department's needs for mental health care beds as agreed to with the Coleman Court in a manner that will provide efficiencies consistent with the courts' consolidation directions. When the department has met the goals of AB 900 and is ready for additional funding for the second phase, the department will pursue additional funding at that time.

The CDCR is currently working on establishing the scope and cost for several projects to be funded through AB 900 and will present these plans in early 2008. At that time it is anticipated that more detailed cost estimates will be developed to complete the needs of the Coleman bed plan.
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CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS for The California Strategic Growth Plan Back to Top

 Strategic Growth Coordination and Sustainability
 Providing Performance Based Infrastructure (PBI)
 Flood Control and Water Supply
 K-12 Education
 Higher Education
 Transportation
 Judicial
 Housing
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 Other Public Service
 Accountability
 Affordability
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