5225 Corrections and Rehabilitation
Program Descriptions

4530 - ADULT CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION OPERATIONS - GENERAL SECURITY

The Department is required by statute to accept convicted felons from California courts when their sentence is imprisonment in a state correctional facility. The objective of the Adult Operations - General Security program is to provide safe and secure detention facilities to protect public safety. The Adult Operations - General Security program consists of 34 operating correctional institutions, six of which have reception centers, and one leased facility. The program also identifies custody overtime expenditures associated with housing, guarding, and transporting adult offenders.