Breaking News - How the May Revise Affects the Criminal Justice Budget

via Criminal Justice Information Network

In the Governor's January budget, the budget proposed total funding of $9 Billion ($8.7 billion General Fund and  $252 million other funds) for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) for 2013-2014.

After the May revise, released just minutes ago, the budget for Corrections and Rehabilitation is now $9.1 Billion ($8.8 billion General Fund and  $252 million other funds) for CDCR.

Significant adjustments in the May Revise:

• Additional tools to assist counties in managing long-term offenders
• California Community Corrections Performance Incentive Act (SB 678) - increases funds for allocation to county probation departments that demonstrates success in reducing the number of adult felony probationers from going to prison
• Expands fire camp capacity reflecting 3,800 state prison inmates participating in fire camps
• Drug interdiction program - increase in general fund to reduce the prevalence of drugs in prison by implementing other state's best practices
• Health Care reorganization to support the transition of inmate health care back to the state
• Adult population adjustment -  more money allocated from the General Fund to reflect the increase in the average daily populations for adult inmates

Juvenile population reduction - slight decrease of funds for juvenile population adjustment