Secretary James Tilton Releases Statement on Proposed Budget

"Governor Schwarzenegger has declared a fiscal emergency, and directed all state agencies to cut ten percent from their budgets. All corrections’ spending must be ‘on the table’ in order to accomplish a ten percent reduction. Over 70 percent of this agency’s budget costs come from the salaries of over 60,000 employees, most of whom are custody staff that supervise inmates and parolees. You can’t achieve ten percent cuts to Corrections’ budget unless you reduce population, followed by a corresponding drop in staff. The proposal we have put forward will allow the Legislature to reduce inmate and parolee populations, and agency staff to the levels it would take to reach a ten percent budget reduction in future budget years.

“Public safety remains our top priority, and we will do all in our power to ensure that serious, violent, and sex offenders serve their full sentences, and receive full parole supervision. The long term goal of Corrections is to reduce spending by providing targeted rehabilitation programs to offenders that will lower recidivism rates and improve public safety, while generating significant savings. However, these goals will not produce the level of savings we need in the next two years. Even as we move forward with these budget proposals, we will continue to implement AB 900, and will not abandon our effort to provide rehabilitation to inmates.”

 

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2008 – 2009 Proposed CDCR Budget Information
Included on this page is information regarding the CDCR 2008 – 2009 budget. Please look to this page for the most current information on the budget, supporting documents and changes. Be sure to visit this space frequently as updates occur. 

 

Corrections and Rehabilitation
The mission of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is to enhance public safety through safe and secure incarceration of offenders, effective parole supervision, and rehabilitative strategies to successfully reintegrate offenders into our communities. The CDCR is organized into twelve programs: Corrections and Rehabilitation Administration; Corrections Standards Authority; Juvenile Operations; Juvenile Education, Vocations, and Offender Programs; Juvenile Parole Operations; Juvenile Health Care Services; Adult Operations; Adult Parole Operations; Board ofParole Hearings; Community Partnerships; Adult Education, Vocations, and Offender Programs; and Correctional Health Care Services.

  State Funds: 2008-09*
  Total Dollars    $10,669,413
   Total Positions       67,009.9
  * Dollars in Thousands

  Departments
  Printable Budget Documents
  Additional Information

AGENCY'S PORTION OF THE BUDGET (State Funds)
The following chart represents the Agency's portion of the 2008-09 Budget. These totals do not include federal funds, certain non-governmental cost funds, or reimbursements.

DEPARTMENTS
The following table reflects positions and expenditures for each department in this agency area. State funds reflect total General Fund, special funds, and selected bond funds. Total funds include state funds, federal funds, other non-governmental cost funds, and reimbursements.

Code	Department	Proposed 2008-09*
		Positions	Total State Funds	Total All Funds
5225	Corrections and Rehabilitation	67,009.9	$10,586,435	$11,585,127
5990	Federal Immigration Funding-Incarceration		102,371
5996	General Obligation Bonds-DCR		185,349	185,349
Totals, Positions and Expenditures		67,009.9	$10,669,413	$11,770,476

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PRINTABLE BUDGET DOCUMENTS
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Entire Corrections and Rehabilitation Budget
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of all budget information for this state agency including, where applicable, the Fund Condition Statements and the Detail of Appropriations and Adjustments.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Corrections and Rehabilitation Web Site
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Proposed Budget Summary - Corrections and Rehabilitation
Displays Proposed Budget Summary information for Corrections and Rehabilitation.