5225 Corrections and Rehabilitation
Major Program Changes
  • Adult Inmate and Parolee Population-The adult inmate average daily population is projected to decrease from 163,152 in 2011-12 to 132,167 in 2012-13, a decrease of 30,985 inmates, or 19 percent. The average daily parolee population is projected to decrease from 108,338 to 56,440 in 2012-13, a decrease of 51,898 parolees or 48 percent. These decreases are primarily due to shifting the responsibility of short-term, lower-level offenders from the state to counties pursuant to Chapter 15, Statutes of 2011 and due to reductions in the number of felony probationers entering state prisons. These changes result in a decrease of $453.3 million in 2011-12 and $1.1 billion in 2012-13.

  • Mental Health Program-The average daily population for inmates requiring mental health treatment is projected to be 31,530 in 2011-12 and 30,214 in 2012-13. The Budget includes funding for all necessary positions within the Mental Health Program, consistent with the Mental Health Staffing Ratios presented to the Coleman v. Brown court in 2010. The fiscal impact of appropriately funding the Mental Health Program is an increase of $34.3 million in 2011-12 and $27.3 million in 2012-13.

  • Juvenile Ward and Parolee Population-The average daily ward population is projected to decrease from 1,174 in 2011-12 to 1,149 in 2012-13, a decrease of 25 wards, or 2.1 percent. The decrease in the ward population is primarily due to fewer parole violators being housed in a Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) facility as a result of Chapter 729, Statutes of 2010, which shifted supervision responsibility for wards released from DJJ to the counties beginning January 2011. The average daily juvenile parolee population is projected to decrease from 850 in 2011-12 to 656 in 2012-13, a decrease of 194 parolees, or 22.8 percent. The decrease in the ward parole population is primarily a result of shifting supervision responsibility to counties in 2011-12. The population request includes decreases of $82,000 other funds in 2011-12 and $51,000 other funds in 2012-13 related to the parole change.

  • Cancellation of Estrella Activation-A decrease of $44.5 million to reflect the cancellation of the Estrella Correctional Facility. As a result of the declining adult inmate population, there is no longer a need for the additional Level I and II beds that this project would have provided.

  • California Health Care Facility (CHCF)-The Budget includes $10.9 million for pre-activation and activation staffing for CHCF based on the first phase of construction being completed by May 22, 2013. CHCF intake will begin July 22, 2013 and the facility will be fully operational by December 2013.

  • Pharmaceutical Costs-The Budget includes $59.9 million for adult inmate pharmaceutical costs, primarily driven by an increase in drug prices.

  • Community Corrections Performance Incentive Grants-The Budget includes an increase of $49 million, bringing total funding for the California Community Corrections Performance Incentive Act of 2009 (SB 678) to $138.2 million. SB 678 established a system of performance-based funding that shares state General Fund savings with county probation departments when they demonstrate success in reducing the number of adult felony probationers going to state prison because of committing new crimes or violating the terms of probation.

  • Transfer Resources to the Board of State and Community Corrections-A reduction of $8 million General Fund and $46.3 million other funds to reflect the transfer of resources from the Corrections Standards Authority to the newly established Board of State and Community Corrections, pursuant to Chapter 36, Statutes of 2011.

  • Restoration of Rehabilitation Services Funding-The Budget includes $101 million to restore a prior one-time reduction to rehabilitation services programs.