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Committee hears backlog maintenance, roof reversions and warm‑shutdown costs for deactivated prisons
Summary
CDCR officials told the subcommittee the department has over $1.5 billion in backlog special repair projects and limited annual funding; lawmakers asked why roughly $114 million in roof funds reverted and why four warm‑shutdown prisons have cost taxpayers hundreds of millions since deactivation.
CDCR facilities officials told the subcommittee they face a significant backlog of special repair needs and limited annual maintenance funding while several major projects and deactivations consume staff bandwidth.
Director Dave Lewis said the department has “well over a billion and a half dollars worth of backlog special repair projects” and receives about $26 million per year to address them. He described leaky roofs, heating…
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