Government
May 18, 2011
Budget Revision Boosts Court Funding
Gov. Jerry Brown allocated an additional $41.8 million to the courts Monday as part of his May revise budget plan, in a nod to the judiciary's concern that it needs more resources to assume responsibility for revocation hearings.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SACRAMENTO - Gov. Jerry Brown proposed allocating an additional $41.8 million to the courts Monday as part of his May revised budget plan, a nod to courts' increasing work load.
The money is aimed at helping courts assume control of parole and post-release revocation hearings, a task currently left to the state Board of Parole Hearings. Brown shifted responsibility for the hearings to the judiciary...
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