Prison Spending

K-12 EducationPrison Spending

Some Questions For Your Leaders

It’s election season. Citizens looking for questions to ask of candidates or state officials might consider the following two.

David Crane

Press ReleasePrison Spending

Statement on Proposed Prison Guard Contract

Govern For California issues statement on proposed CCPOA Contract (Bargaining Unit 6)

Govern For California

Prison Spending

Sacramento must prioritize education over more prison guard raises

As of June 30, 2018, California’s prisons (CDCR) incarcerated 130,317 inmates supervised by 56,538 correctional employees paid $4,985,455,000 in salaries.

Govern For California

Prison Spending

OC Register On The Next Prison Guard Contract

The OC Register cited Govern For California in a recent editorial about cynical games being played by the Legislature and Governor in awarding excessive compensation to state prison guards.

Govern For California

Calls to Action: LegislatorsPrison Spending

CA’s Next Prison Guard Contract

Dear State Legislators,

Last year we wrote to you about the alarming $500 million per year salary increase you granted to state prison guards under a contract extension executed in June 2021 and the state’s failure to comply with Subsection (c) of Gov. Code Section 19826, which requires a study of salaries of employees in comparable occupations before awarding a new contract. Because you did not commission such a study, we did, and the results were shocking. In our note, we implored you to hold the line in the next contract, which will come into effect upon the expiration of the current contract on July 2 — just six weeks from now.

Govern For California

Calls to Action: LegislatorsPrison Spending

Shocking Increase In Corrections Salary Spending

Dear Legislators,

At $7.3 billion, current year salary spending on Corrections employees is 33% higher than forecast by last year’s budget and nearly 50% more than the prior year.

David Crane

Prison SpendingResearch

Compensation Analysis: California Correctional Peace Officers Bargaining Unit 6

This report examines the compensation of California state correctional officers relative to several other groups. It examines wages in detail because of the richness of available data. It examines benefits in less depth because available data are far less comparable and detailed.

Govern For California

Calls to Action: LegislatorsPrison Spending

Prison Guard Compensation Study

Last June, the governor and legislature granted a $500 million salary increase to state correctional officers without complying with Subsection (c) of Gov. Code Section 19826, which requires the state to produce a study of salaries of employees in comparable occupations before awarding a new contract. So Govern For California commissioned such a study, an advance copy of which is being made available to you in your capacity as a member of a Budget or Public Safety Committee. Its conclusions are stark:

Govern For California

Calls to Action: CitizensPrison Spending

If You Thought The Recall Was Expensive…

In June the governor and legislature quietly granted an unwarranted $500 million per year salary increase to state prison guards using a loophole inserted into state code in 1981.

David Crane

Calls to Action: LegislatorsPrison Spending

Code Repair In California

CA Gov. Code Section 19826 deals with “Administration of Salaries” amounting to $20 billion per year.

David Crane

Prison Spending

Where Your CA Estimated Tax Payments Are Going

Today marks the date by which third quarter estimated income tax payments are due in California. Some of the money will go to a $500 million per year salary increase awarded in June to prison guards by the Legislature and Governor without complying with state law.

David Crane

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California

Mission

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