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CDCR May Revision: roof repairs, medical and fire‑safety requests, consultant‑led savings and a planned prison closure

3408347 · May 19, 2025
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The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation told the subcommittee the May Revision focuses on critical facility repairs and health care implementation while signaling a planned prison closure by October 2026 and seeking consultant assistance to identify operational savings.

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) presented a May Revision that prioritizes facility repairs, medical program implementation and planned operational changes while proposing longer‑term savings measures.

Deputy Director Cynthia Mendonza said the department requested $112,800,000 in reappropriated roof funding from 2023 and 2024 to address prioritized roof and kitchen repairs, and millions more across fiscal years to replace critical fire alarms at the Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and Solano State Prison and to support temporary fire watch costs. CDCR also requested ongoing reimbursement authority and resources to implement health care…

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