Earlier this week, the California Department of Finance released a preliminary report on the implementation of AB 109, criminal justice realignment. The report provides details on the state’s progress toward meeting the Three Judge Court order to reduce the state prison population to 137.5 percent of design capacity, information on current and future prison system capacity needs, stakeholder feedback regarding the state and local impacts on realignment, and long-term strategies being deployed to address state and local prison populations and criminal activity through recidivism reduction initiatives, reentry services and rehabilitative services.

The SB 105 Interim Report can be accessed here.

For additional information, please contact RCRC Legislative Analyst Randall Echevarria at 916.447.4806 orrechevarria@rcrcnet.org.