Prisons vs. Universities Proposal Would Unwisely Lock Up Budget Flexibility

In his January budget, the Governor proposed a state constitutional amendment that would require reductions in spending on state corrections, with corresponding increases in spending for public universities. Beginning in 2014‑15, the state would be required to dedicate no more than 7 percent of state General Fund spending to corrections and no less than 10 percent to public universities. We urge the Legislature to reject this proposal because it (1) would unwisely constrain the state’s ability to allocate funding where it is most needed each year; and (2) is unnecessary, as the state already has the ability to shift funding among programs without this constitutional amendment...

State and CCPOA (alternate work schedules, Folsom)

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Employer

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CALIFORNIA CORRECTIONAL PEACE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, Employee Organization

Re: issues related to alternate work schedules, Folsom State Prison, Davis, Grievant

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should be pretty easy - we have plenty of motivation

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DEPARTMENT of FORESTRY and FIRE PROTECTION, Employer

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CALIFORNIA DEPT OF FORESTRY FIREFIGHTERS, Employee Organization

Re: issues related to rural health subsidy program, Unit 8

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The 2010-11 Budget: Assessing the Prison Population Reduction Proposal

As part of the January 2010 special session to begin bringing the 2009‑10 and 2010‑11 budgets into balance, the Governor proposes statutory changes to reduce the state’s inmate and parolee populations. Specifically, the Governor proposes to require that offenders who have no prior serious or violent offenses and are convicted of certain property and drug felony crimes serve a maximum sentence of one year and one day in county jail in lieu of a state prison sentence.

The administration estimates that, if approved by March 1, 2010, these changes would reduce state correctional costs by $25.2 million in 2009‑10 and $291.6 million in 2010‑11. In this brief, we (1) analyze the Governor’s proposal, particularly in the context of recent policy actions to reduce the inmate and parole populations, and (2) recommend modifying the Governor’s proposal to permit counties to place additional jail inmates on electronic home monitoring...

Governor’s Executive Order

Memo from Chuck Alexander and the documents filed by CCPOA in rebut to the State's latest appeal maneuver of last week, the "Opposition to Petition for Writ of Supersedeas"...

California Out-of-State Correctional Facility Program

Overview of Out-of-State Bed Program

Mission. The California Out-of-State Correctional Facility (COCF) program is administered by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Its mission is to transfer inmates out of state for the purpose of temporarily alleviating overcrowding within existing state prisons.

Number of Inmates. The department currently has 8,021 male inmates housed in fi ve out-of-state facilities. Inmates housed in these facilities are generally highersecurity level inmates. Most inmates have been transferred involuntarily. Inmates with serious medical and mental health issues are generally excluded from the program...

Governor’s Executive Order

The following is the Brief filed by CCPOA in opposition to the appeal filed on January 14, 2010 by the State regarding the Alameda Court decision...

Governor’s Executive Order

Memo from Chuck Alexander regarding the Court's decision to grant a "temporary stay" regarding the furlough case...

Governor’s Executive Order

The following is a memo from CCPOA Executive Vice President Chuck Alexander to the State Board regarding the most recent update to the status of the furlough case. It contains the appeal filed by the State and a request for a temporary stay to stop the State Controller from complying with the Alameda Court decision...

Higher Education: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

Does the State Spend More on Corrections or Higher Education?

About a fifth of the state General Fund budget goes to higher education and corrections combined. State spending in these two areas responds to very different cost pressures, so it is not surprise that funding trends could differ. Nonetheless, the question is commonly asked which sector receives more state support. There is no single answer to the question.