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CDCR details class‑action spending and staffing shortfalls; HR outlines accelerated hiring events
Summary
CDCR reported on class‑action litigation spending and the difficulty of recruiting mental‑health clinicians; HR officials described one‑day hiring events that produced hundreds of hires, and CDCR gave an estimate of accumulated fines related to mental‑health court orders.
Cynthia Mendonza of CDCR said the Budget Act of 2024 included a reporting requirement on class‑action litigation spending and that CDCR’s most recent report covered fiscal year 2023–24 litigation activities. Mendonza told the subcommittee CDCR’s class‑action team comprises roughly 26 attorneys and 10 administrative staff and that the department paid about $45.8 million in fees for outside counsel during the reported year.
Jared Lozano, deputy director for facility support, said CDCR currently has 12 pending certified or putative class actions; four are in remedial or monitoring phases…
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