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...

Overview of Corrections Spending and Administration

Background. The 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 provides services to parolees and wards released to the community. Total Budget. The revised 2008-09 budget includes total expenditures of $11.2 billion for CDCR from all fund sources. About 90 percent of these expenditures are funded from the General Fund. The department has nearly 70,000 employees. Operations Budget. The budget includes $10.4 billion—almost entirely from the General Fund—to operate CDCR. Over 90 percent of the department's operations budget supports supervision of adult inmates and parolees, with the remaining funds supporting supervision of juvenile offenders and various administrative costs...

The 2008-09 Budget: Perspectives & Issues

The purpose of this document is to assist the Legislature in setting its priorities and reflecting these priorities in the 2008-09 Budget Bill and in other legislation. It seeks to accomplish this by (1) providing perspectives on the state's fiscal condition and the budget proposed by the Governor for 2008-09 and (2) identifying some of the major issues now facing the Legislature. As such, this document is intended to complement the Analysis of the 2008-09 Budget Bill, which contains our review of the 2008-09 Governor's Budget.

MOU Letter “Request for Clarification Regarding Bargain in Good Faith”

Early this year, CCPOA and DPA met at PERB to attend a mandatory settlement conference. Although the case didn't settle, the parties did discuss the December 27, 2007, letter. During that discussion, DPA asked for clarification which was provided by CCPOA legal counsel in a letter to them (DPA) dated January 16, 2008. That letter is important in that it reiterated our position and followed up on the question we specifically asked during that meeting at PERB. The final paragraph of the letter from January 16 states:

If the State is not prepared to return to the bargaining table based on the terms outlined above, please advise me under what terms, if any, the State is prepared to return to the bargaining table.

Analysis of the 2006-07 Budget Bill

From the Introduction section of the Auditor's report:
The department operates 33 adult prisons, including 11 reception centers, a central medical facility, a treatment center for narcotic addicts under civil commitment, and a substance abuse facility for incarcerated felons. The CDCR also operates eight juvenile correctional facilities, including three reception centers. In addition, CDCR manages 13 Community Correctional Facilities, 44 adult and juvenile conservation camps, the Richard A. McGee Correctional Training Center, and 202 adult and juvenile parole offices.

Analysis of the 2007-08 Budget Bill

From the Introduction section of the Auditor's report:
The department operates 33 adult prisons, including 11 reception centers, a central medical facility, a treatment center for narcotic addicts under civil commitment, and a substance abuse facility for incarcerated felons. The CDCR also operates eight juvenile correctional facilities, including three reception centers. In addition, CDCR manages 13 Community Correctional Facilities, 46 adult and juvenile conservation camps, the Richard A. McGee Correctional Training Center, and 192 adult and juvenile parole offices.

Analysis of the 2004-05 Budget Bill

From the Introduction section of the Auditor's report:
The department operates 32 institutions, including a central medical facility, a treatment center for narcotic addicts under civil commitment, and a substance abuse treatment facility for incarcerated felons. A new maximum-security institution is scheduled to open in spring 2005 at Delano (Kern County). The CDC system also operates 11 reception centers to process newly committed prisoners; 12 Community Correctional Facilities; 38 fire and conservation camps; the Richard A. McGee Correctional Training Center; 126 community reentry programs; two restitution centers; a drug treatment center; 185 parole offices; and 73 outpatient psychiatric services clinics.

Board of Prison Terms Review

This report presents the results of a review conducted by the Office of the Inspector General of the operations of the Board of Prison Terms, with particular emphasis on the workload of the deputy commissioners. The review was conducted pursuant to the Inspector General's authority under Section 6126 of the California Penal Code. The review was initiated in response to a plan by the Board of Prison Terms to fill 24 of its vacant deputy commissioner positions. The review was performed to determine whether there is a legitimate need for the board to fill the deputy commissioner positions in light of the current state budget crisis.

Analysis of the 2002-03 Budget Bill

From the Introduction section of the Auditor's report:
The department now operates 33 institutions, including a central medical facility, a treatment center for narcotic addicts under civil commitment, and a substance abuse treatment facility for incarcerated felons. The CDC system also includes 12 reception centers to process newly committed prisoners; 16 community correctional facilities; 38 fire and conservation camps; the Richard A. McGee Correctional Training Center; 34 community reentry, restitution, and drug treatment programs; 136 parole offices; and 4 outpatient psychiatric services clinics.