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CDCR outlines California Rehabilitation Center closure; lawmakers press on transfers, staff placement and property disposition
Summary
CDCR presented a plan to cold‑shutdown the California Rehabilitation Center by October 2026 with near‑term general fund savings and position eliminations. Lawmakers asked about preserving family visiting access, staff placement, and the Department of General Services surplus process for property disposal.
The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation told the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 6 that it plans to transition the California Rehabilitation Center (CRC) to a cold shutdown beginning in October 2026 as a response to sustained declines in the adult prison population. "The department is requesting a net general funds decrease of 99,600,000.0 in an elimination of roughly 522 positions in 2026‑27 and ongoing general fund savings of over 150,000,000 and 778 positions starting in 2027‑28," Cynthia…
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