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CDCR says it cannot reach earlier $392 million savings target; lawmakers press for detail on service impacts
Summary
CDCR told the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 6 that prior, deep reductions and rising costs limit further savings; the department and the Department of Finance presented lower identified savings than the $392 million target embedded in the 2024 budget, and the Legislative Analyst's Office urged lawmakers to scrutinize service impacts.
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials told the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 6 that the department cannot meet the $392 million in additional savings assumed in the 2024 budget agreement and outlined reductions they have identified; the Legislative Analyst’s Office and members asked for more detail on service impacts and the department’s plan for reaching ongoing savings targets.
Orlando Sanchez of the Legislative Analyst’s Office reminded the committee that the 2024–25 budget assumed savings roughly equivalent to 10 percent of statewide general fund state operations originally, but that by the Jan. 10 reporting date the statewide expected savings were lower (about 2.4 percent of general fund state operations). The 2024…
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