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LAO urges lawmakers to close a prison as CDCR—udget outpaces falling population
Summary
The Legislative Analyst's Office told the Assembly subcommittee that California can close at least one state prison without losing flexibility and should require CDCR to report any capacity reductions; lawmakers pressed the administration on transparency, litigation costs and a pending 20-year capital plan.
The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Accountability and Oversight heard from the Legislative Analyst's Office that California's prison and parole populations have fallen sharply over two decades, yet total corrections spending has not declined proportionately. "We find that under the administration's projections, by 2030 CDCR will have several thousand empty beds in operation," said Caitlin O'Neil of the Legislative Analyst's Office, recommending the legislature direct CDCR to close a prison to align capacity with expected population and to help shore up out‑year budgets.
O'Neil told the committee that closing or deactivating facilities avoids costly infrastructure upgrades at sites that would no longer be needed and identified the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad as among the stronger…
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