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2026-27 May Revise — CDCR Summary

This summary was generated using Claude (AI).

Full PDF: https://ebudget.ca.gov/2026-27/pdf/Revised/BudgetSummary/CriminalJusticeandJudicialBranch.pdf

Overview

The May Revise increases total CDCR funding modestly above the January proposal, driven mainly by new mental health receivership costs, the Corcoran honor housing proposal, and incarcerated firefighter pay implementation — partially offset by new operational savings from a Boston Consulting Group review.

What's new since the January Governor's Budget

• Corcoran "Honor Housing" (3C facility) — First-of-its-kind Level III behavioral-based housing under the California Model. Reactivates Sept 2026, second unit Feb 2027. Voluntary, single-cell, discipline-free, programming-focused. Paired with deactivations at CSP-Solano and Avenal.
• Boston Consulting Group operational review — New ongoing savings target through 2029-30 from workforce optimization, workers' comp reform, and contract efficiencies (notably CALCTRA, formerly CalPIA). Includes a planned reduction in CDCR positions and changes to Return-to-Work Coordinator structure.
• Incarcerated Firefighter Pay (AB 247) — Funds implementation to pay incarcerated firefighting hand crews the federal minimum wage while on active fire incidents, reimbursed through CAL FIRE's E-Fund.
• Mental Health Receivership — Reflects the Coleman Court's August 2025 appointment of a Receiver over CDCR's Mental Health Program. Funds Receiver staffing, expanded Resource Teams (3 → 9 institutions), and new Crisis Intervention Teams piloted at three institutions. The Mental Health Services Deposit Fund is projected to be exhausted by 2027-28.
• Food funding adjustment — New methodology accounting for the 60%-California-sourced food requirement and actual food cost increases.
• Industrial Workers' Comp — Regionalizes and augments Return-to-Work Coordinator staffing to reduce caseloads.

Population & closures

• Prison population projections are essentially unchanged from January for 2026-27, with continued long-term decline expected through 2030.
• Prop 36 impact has been revised upward — more incarcerated individuals expected upon full implementation than the January estimate.
• Aging population continues to drive medical costs (55+ now over a fifth of the population).
• Four prison closures (DVI/Tracy, CCC/Susanville, CVSP/Blythe, CRC/Norco) remain on track, with CRC closing by October 2026. Additional housing-unit deactivations continue.

Health care adjustments

• Additional medical/nursing positions tied to a Medical Classification Model update.
• New AI notetaking functionality in the Electronic Health Record system.
• New Incarcerated Menopause Program for aging women.
• Subsistence/personal care medical supply adjustments.

Other items

• Prop 47 community grant savings continue to be allocated by formula.
• SB 678 (Community Corrections Performance Incentive Grant) funded for counties.
• BSCC adds new one-time grants for human trafficking vertical prosecution and a Missing and Murdered Indigenous People program.

Sources

• May Revision — Criminal Justice and Judicial Branch chapter (PDF): https://ebudget.ca.gov/2026-27/pdf/Revised/BudgetSummary/CriminalJusticeandJudicialBranch.pdf
• California Budget portal: https://ebudget.ca.gov/budget/m/2026-27/BudgetDetail
• LAO analysis of the January 2026-27 proposal: https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137