5225 Corrections and Rehabilitation
Major Program Changes
  • Adult Inmate and Parolee Population-The average daily inmate population is projected to increase from 173,993 in 2007-08 to 177,021 in 2008-09, an increase of 3,028 inmates, or 1.7 percent. The average daily parole population is projected to increase from 129,343 in 2007-08 to 133,061 in 2008-09, an increase of 3,718 parolees, or 2.9 percent. The fiscal impact of the change in population in 2007-08 is an increase of $13.3 million General Fund and a decrease of $45,000 other funds. In 2008-09 the fiscal impact is an increase of $58.5 million General Fund and a decrease of $459,000 other funds.

  • Juvenile Offender and Parolee Population-The average daily population for juvenile facilities is expected to decrease from 2,294 in 2007-08 to 1,786 in 2008-09, a decrease of 508 juvenile offenders, or 22.2 percent. The average daily juvenile parole population is projected to decrease from 2,415 in 2007-08 to 1,963 in 2008-09, a decrease of 452 parolees, or 18.7 percent. The fiscal impact of the change in population in 2007-08 is an increase of $5.7 million General Fund, a decrease of $2.6 million Proposition 98 General Fund, and a decrease of $371,000 other funds. In 2008-09, the fiscal impact is a decrease of $50.5 million General Fund, a decrease of $6.3 million Proposition 98 General Fund, and a decrease of $986,000 other funds.

  • AB 900 Implementation-The Budget includes $2.5 million General Fund in 2007-08 and $35.4 million General Fund in 2008-09 to implement the rehabilitation requirements of Chapter 7, Statutes of 2007 (AB 900). This funding will allow the Department to implement inmate risk and needs assessments and behavior management planning, provide rehabilitation skills training to Department staff, provide day treatment and crisis care services for mentally ill parolees, expand substance treatment for inmates and parolees, and facilitate and implement the prison-to-employment plan. This funding will also allow the Department to implement the Offender Accountability and Rehabilitation Plan developed by the Governor's Rehabilitation Strike Team.

  • Stockton Reentry Facility-The Budget includes $727,000 General Fund in 2007-08 and $1.1 million General Fund in 2008-09 to establish the pre-activation team for the new reentry facility in Stockton, authorized by Chapter 228, Statutes of 2007 (SB 943). This augmentation will allow the Department to conduct a site assessment to identify renovation and construction needs, identify the population for the reentry facility, identify the appropriate staffing criteria for the facility, design reentry programs and services, engage in ongoing communication and participation with local stakeholders, and establish contracts with community providers.

  • San Francisco Reentry Facility-The Budget includes $2.5 million General Fund to contract with the San Francisco County Sheriff's office to provide 12-months of intensive, in-custody reentry programming, followed by 12-months of out-of-custody reentry programming.

  • Gender Responsive Programming-The Budget includes $2.9 million General Fund in 2007-08 and $30.4 million General Fund in 2008-09 in order to activate 2,000 Female Rehabilitative Community Correctional Center beds. These beds provide in-custody gender responsive programming in facilities that range in size from 75 beds to 400 beds. This funding also provides community-based aftercare programs that offer different levels of programming and services based on the needs of the parolee.

  • California Out-of-State Correctional Facilities-The Budget includes a decrease of $571,000 General Fund in 2007-08 and an increase of $14.5 million General Fund in 2008-09 to expand the California Out-of-State Correctional Facilities program by an additional 3,000 inmates. The 3,000 additional inmates will be housed in a new facility being built in Arizona. This would bring the total number of CDCR inmates housed in out-of-state facilities to 8,060 by April 2009.

  • Comprehensive Court Compliance Plan-The Budget includes $15.7 million General Fund in 2007-08 and $43.9 million General Fund in 2008-09 to ensure that disabled inmates and parolees have an equal opportunity to participate in programs, services, or activities that are available to non-disabled inmates and parolees, pursuant to the Armstrong v. Schwarzenegger court orders. This augmentation also provides additional funding to implement Americans with Disabilities Act structural improvements within the institutions, improve the path of travel within the institutions, and create a statewide integrated real-time computerized tracking and compliance system.

  • Adult Medical Services-The Budget includes $73.5 million General Fund for adult medical services, which is comprised of $1.7 million to establish an Office of Third Level Health Care Appeals, $45.8 million to expand Health Care Access Units to all institutions, and $26 million for the California Prison Health Care Receivership Corp. operating budget.

  • Adult Dental Services-The Budget includes $2.6 million General Fund to continue the state's efforts to comply with the Perez v. Tilton lawsuit. This augmentation will provide funding for the establishment of a Statewide Deputy Dental Director, Regional Dental Directors, and associated support staff, and the creation of a Dental Authorization Review committee which will be responsible for reviewing and making recommendations on requests for otherwise excluded dental services.

  • Division of Juvenile Justice Court Compliance-The Budget includes $2 million General Fund in 2007-08 and $4.5 million General Fund in 2008-09 to meet requirements of the Farrell v. Tilton and L.H. v. Schwarzenegger lawsuits. This augmentation is intended to provide staffing and resources to address juvenile parole due process elements, increase information technology support, enhance the Ward Information Network, and revise, develop, and implement regulations, policies, and procedures as required by the Farrell court.

  • Lifer Hearings-The Budget includes $8.2 million General Fund to allow the Board of Parole Hearings to comply with the Lugo v. Schwarzenegger court order. This augmentation provides resources for additional Commissioner positions, initial psychological evaluations and follow-up psychological evaluations, and increased workload associated with lifer hearing file preparation and psychological evaluation file preparation.

  • Parole Hearings Workload-The Budget includes an additional $1.2 million General Fund in 2007-08 and $4.2 million General Fund in 2008-09 to ensure the continued compliance with the Validivia Remedial Plan, primarily for correctional case records services and increased revocation hearing workload.

  • Community Work Crews-The Budget includes $2.4 million General Fund to provide custodial supervision to inmate community work crews who work in local communities to conduct various work details for the communities in which the correctional facility is located. This augmentation will allow the Department to develop and maintain positive relationships between correctional facilities and surrounding communities.

  • Peace Officer Selection Workload and Academy Expansion-The Budget includes $19.9 million General Fund to expand the existing parole academy, run a one-time satellite academy for entry-level Correctional Officers, and add contract funding to ease the backlog in background investigations and pre-employment medical clearances.

  • In-Custody Drug Treatment Program-The Budget includes $1.1 million General Fund to provide staffing to manage and implement 1,800 community-based treatment beds pursuant to the Valdivia v. Schwarzenegger court order.