The 2025-26 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 25, 2025 - Newsom federal court case, which ruled in 1995 that CDCR was not providing constitutionally adequate mental health care. Most people in prison with a mental health need can be treated in an outpatient setting, meaning they live in a prison housing unit and receive regular mental health treatment but do not require 24‑hour care.
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