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23 sty 2024 · The cost of imprisoning one person in California has increased by more than 90% in the past decade, reaching a record-breaking $132,860 annually, according to state finance documents.
5 lut 2024 · California’s nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office anticipates a surplus of 20,000 state prison beds by 2027. Closing 10 state prisons could save billions to address fiscal challenges...
5 godz. temu · 11/06/2024 05:19 PM EST. SACRAMENTO, California — California voters dealt a blow to the state’s decade-long experiment with progressive criminal justice reform by approving a tough-on-crime ...
11 maj 2024 · His new budget proposal calls on the corrections department to close 46 housing blocks inside 13 state prisons. Prison yard closures save money and decrease the need for staffing, but not to the extent of a prison shutdown. Newsom’s proposal would save about $80 million.
In 2019, California’s prison incarceration rate was 310 per 100,000 residents, well below the national average of 371. State spending on the prison system in 2020–21 is expected to be $13.4 billion, the highest amount in the nation and almost 10% of Califor-nia’s General Fund expenditures.
2 gru 2022 · Q: The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation — In its most recent update to a federal court mandate that it reduce its prison population — reported that its facilities were filled to 112% of their capacity. Even that is a big improvement over the drastic overcrowding that prompted the order.
6 sty 2020 · Nearly a decade after California overhauled its prison and jail system, policymakers are considering reforms to the state’s landmark criminal justice transformation, calling for more oversight of...
