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May 20, 2005
CA: 3 new prisons for 6,000 mentally ill prisoners is proposed
Buried in his recent May Revised Budget are 3 new prisons for 6,000 mentally ill prisoners. Estimated cost $1.4 Billion.
Senate Budget Subcommittee turned down the initial funding for planning funds on a 3-0 vote.
CDC CAPITAL OUTLAY DISCUSSION ISSUES
1. CIM: New Mental Health Facility
Finance Letter Request. This Finance Letter proposes $12.0 million General Fund for preliminary plans for a new mental health facility at California Institution for Men, Chino. The project envisions new housing, program space, and support services for the seriously mentally disordered inmate population, including Enhanced Outpatient Program (EOP), Administrative Segregation EOP, Psychiatric Services EOP, Inpatient non-acute, and mental health crisis levels of care as defined by the CDC's Mental Health Delivery System. The project will support approximately 1,500 mentally disordered inmates and 500 general population work crew inmates. The future estimated costs for this facility are $441,601,000. This is one of three new mental health facilities that the CDC is proposing. There is a Finance Letter request for the study phase of a facility at California Men's Colony, and the department is putting together a proposal for a facility at CSP Sacramento. These three facilities would house approximately 6,000 inmates and would cost $1.4 billion to construct. Analyst's Recommendation. The LAO has raised concerns regarding this proposal and the next proposal. The LAO recommends rejecting both proposals at this time and recommends that the CDC provide analysis of alternatives and the operational impacts prior any such project. Action. 2. CMC: New Mental Health Facility Finance Letter Request. This Finance Letter proposes $3.3 million for a study for a mental health facility at California Men's Colony, San Luis Obispo. The project envisions new housing, program space, and support services for the seriously mentally disordered inmate population, including Enhanced Outpatient Program (EOP), Administrative Segregation EOP, Psychiatric Services EOP, Inpatient non-acute, and mental health crisis levels of care as defined by the CDC's Mental Health Delivery System. The project will support approximately 1,500 mentally disordered inmates and 500 general population work crew inmates. These funds would be used to evaluate two potential locations at California Men's Colony, including an environmental impact report, architectural programming, pre-design, and schematic design. The future estimated costs for this facility are $461,167,000. Action. Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review 32
Posted by lois at May 20, 2005 07:22 PM