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CDCR requests funds to cover rising suicide-watch costs and to staff new 50-bed mental health crisis facility at CIM
Summary
CDCR and California Correctional Healthcare Services requested millions in the budget to fund suicide-watch costs and to staff a new 50-bed mental health crisis facility at California Institution for Men (CIM); the Legislative Analyst’s Office recommended one-time rather than ongoing funding and urged steps to control costs.
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said it seeks funding to address two related mental-health cost drivers: ongoing suicide-watch staffing and the activation of a 50-bed licensed mental health crisis facility at the California Institution for Men (CIM).
Dwayne Reeder of CDCR said the department and CCHCS requested $13.6 million in 2025–26 to cover increased suicide watch workload and to help sustain temporary staffing costs driven by one-to-one suicide-watch…
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