California prisons cut rehabilitative programs for incarcerated people amid overtime crackdown
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Cayla Mihalovich
Summary
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is restricting incarcerated people's access to rehabilitative programs — including GED classes, restorative justice, violence prevention, higher education, and creative arts — as part of a crackdown on overtime spending for prison guards before the end of the fiscal year. The budget-driven move limits programming that is widely considered essential for reducing recidivism and improving outcomes for incarcerated individuals.
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· 3 pulledIncarcerated people study to take the G.E.D. exam at San Quentin State Prison on July 26, 2023.
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is restricting access to rehabilitative programming for incarcerated people as it clamps down on overtime spending before the end of its financial year.
Hundreds of rehabilitative programs operate throughout California prisons, including restorative justice, violence prevention, higher education, creative arts expression, and entre
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