| Last Updated: | 2/19/2013 |
| Budget Issue: | Governor's response to the three-judge panel prison overcrowding ruling |
| Program: | Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation |
| Finding or Recommendation: | If the federal courts ultimately require the state to reduce the prison population to meet an existing or modified prison cap, something that may not occur for some months, craft population reduction measures consistent with legislative priorities. |
For more information, see our report, The 2013-14 Budget: Governor’s Criminal Justice Proposals.