5225 Corrections and Rehabilitation
Program Descriptions

4530 - ADULT CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION OPERATIONS - GENERAL SECURITY

CDCR is required by statute to accept convicted felons from California courts when their sentence is imprisonment in a state correctional facility. The objective of the Adult Corrections and Rehabilitation Operations - General Security program is to provide safe and secure detention facilities to protect public safety. This program consists of 34 correctional institutions, 6 of which have reception centers, 1 leased facility, and 43 conservation camps. This program also identifies custody overtime expenditures associated with housing, guarding, and transporting inmates.