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California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Background. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is responsible for the incarceration and care of adult felons and non-felon narcotics addicts at 33 state prisons, as well as juvenile offenders at 6 youth correctional facilities. The CDCR also supervises parolees and wards released to the community. The department has nearly 70,000 employees. Operations Budget. The 2009-10 budget includes about $9.8 billion—almost entirely from the General Fund—to operate CDCR. Over 90 percent of these funds support adult inmates and parolees. The budget includes a $180 million unallocated reduction to the Receiver's medical services program and a $400 million unallocated reduction resulting from a Governor's veto...