Government
Jun. 24, 2014
State budget backs realignment's focus on fighting repeat offenses
The state budget, signed into law Friday, backs new prison construction and sends over $102 million to programs to fight recidivism - part of a broader criminal justice realignment strategy embraced by state leadership.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SACRAMENTO - Budget legislation signed by Gov. Jerry Brown Friday prioritizes rehabilitation of criminal offenders. But stakeholder groups say success in implementing criminal justice realignment still requires more funding.
The 2014-15 budget sends $500 million to counties to pay for construction of jails and other criminal justice facilities. It also appropriates $102 million to fund programs to rehab...
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