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1 SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 5 PUBLIC SAFETY MARCH 19, 2018 ASSEMBLY BUDGET COMMITTEE AGENDA ASSEMBLY BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 5 PUBLIC SAFETY ASSEMBLYMEMBER SHIRLEY N. WEBER, , CHAIR MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2018 2:30 STATE CAPITOL ROOM 437 ITEMS TO BE HEARD ITEM DESCRIPTION 5225 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION 1 ISSUE 1 VENTURA TRAINING CENTER 1 ISSUE 2 ROOF REPLACEMENT AND MOLD REMEDIATION 5 ISSUE 3 CORCORAN LEVEE ASSESSMENT 6 ISSUE 4 DEUEL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTION: BRINE CONCENTRATOR SYSTEM REPLACEMENT 7 ISSUE 5 PELICAN BAY STATE PRISON: FACILITY D YARD 8 ISSUE 6 PELICAN BAY STATE PRISON: FIRE SUPPRESSION UPGRADE 9 ISSUE 7 CALIFORNIA CORRECTIONAL CENTER.

2 ARNOLD UNIT AND ANTELOPE CAMP KITCHEN AND DINING REPLACEMENT 10 ISSUE 8 SAN QUENTIN STATE PRISON: NEW BOILER FACILITY 11 ISSUE 9 CORRECTIONAL TRAINING FACILITY: ADMINISTRATIVE SEGREGATION CELL DOOR RETROFIT 12 ISSUE 10 STATEWIDE MINOR CAPITAL OUTLAY PROGRAM 13 ISSUE 11 STATEWIDE BUDGET PACKAGE AND ADVANCE PLANNING 14 ISSUE 12 PELICAN BAY STATE PRISON: CLASSROOM SPACE 15 ISSUE 13 CALIFORNIA STATE PRISON, SACRAMENTO: CONSTRUCT NEW CLASSROOMS 16 ISSUE 14 SAN QUENTIN STATE PRISON: COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT SPACE 17 ISSUE 15 CALIFORNIA INSTITUTION FOR MEN: AIR COOLING FACILITY 18 ISSUE 16 REAPPROPRIATION CALIFORNIA MEN S COLONY: CENTRAL KITCHEN REPLACEMENT-WEST 19 SUBCOMMITTEE NO.

3 5 PUBLIC SAFETY MARCH 19, 2018 ASSEMBLY BUDGET COMMITTEE 1 ITEMS TO BE HEARD 5225 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION ISSUE 1: VENTURA TRAINING CENTER The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) will open this issue with a description of the proposal to establish the Ventura Training Center. PANELISTS California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection California Conservation Corps Department of Finance Legislative Analyst's Office Public Comment BACKGROUND California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE).

4 CAL FIRE s mission is to serve and safeguard the people and protect the property and resources of California. A key part of CAL FIRE s resource protection mission is to prevent fires. The department provides resources management and wild land fire protection services covering over 31 million acres of the state. It operates 228 fire stations and, on average, responds to over 5,600 wildfires annually. The department also performs the functions of a local fire department through reimbursement agreements with local governments.

5 Additionally, the state contracts with six counties that provide their own fire protection and prevention services. California Conservation Corps (CCC). CCC is legislatively mandated to respond to natural or manmade disasters in California. Corpsmembers have assisted with a variety of emergencies, including fires, floods, oil spills, earthquakes, and agricultural emergencies. Key agencies depend on the CCC to assist during each fire season. A major part of CCC s fire response commitment has been its support at incident base camps where corpsmembers help with organization, sanitation, and supply distribution to hundreds, and at times thousands, of firefighters on major fires.

6 Each year, corpsmembers participate in the required Camp Support Training, making them ready for dispatch at a moment s notice. Conservation Fire Camps. CAL FIRE currently maintains 39 conservation camps statewide that have the capacity to house more than 4,300 inmates. One of these camps, located in Ventura, is for youthful offenders. As of 2018, there were about 3,500 adult inmates housed in conservation camps. Each camp costs approximately $ million to operate annually or about $500,000 per hand crew.

7 Hand crews are usually made up of 17 firefighters that cut fire lines gaps where all fire fuel and vegetation is removed with chainsaws and hand tools. SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 5 PUBLIC SAFETY MARCH 19, 2018 ASSEMBLY BUDGET COMMITTEE 2 Inmates qualify for camps if CDCR has determined they (1) can be safely housed in a low-security environment, (2) can work outside a secure perimeter under relatively low supervision, (3) are medically fit for conservation camp work, and (4) are within 5 years of their release date. In addition, inmates in prison for arson, kidnapping, and violent sex offenses, attempted to escape within the previous 10 years, used force in an attempt to escape, are serving life sentences, or have a mental health diagnosis that requires treatment are prohibited from working in the camps.

8 CDCR correctional staff are responsible for the supervision, care and discipline of inmates, and CAL FIRE maintains the camp, supervises the work of the inmate fire crews, and is responsible for inmate custody while they are working. Inmates on hand crews receive one week of classroom training and one week of field training. Once assigned to a field crew, inmates continue to receive trainings in subjects like cardiopulmonary resuscitation, emergency response, and chainsaw operations.

9 Inmates in fire camps earn between $ and $ per day in the camps, and receive an additional $1 per hour for time spent on a fire line or other emergency. Generally, inmate firefighters work 24 hour shifts followed by 24 hours off duty. CAL FIRE estimates that the use of inmate firefighters saves the state approximately $100 million per year. Inmates with non-violent convictions also earn 2 days of credit for every day served in camp and those with violent convictions earn 1 day of credit for every day served.

10 Unlike training for professional firefighters, CDCR fire crews do not receive any of the certificates needed to become career firefighters. Due to the different levels of training offered, inmate firefighters are generally not successful in obtaining employment in firefighting upon release. Parole. CDCR uses assessments to determine risk factors and likelihood of recidivism to target various rehabilitation programs to assist state parolees with their transition back into the community. The 2017-18 BUDGET included $215 million funds to support parolee programs.