Dossier
Assembly Bill 1851
Coverage of Assembly Bill 1851 in the Nexus archive.
- California prisons clamp down on overtime, limit access to classes for incarcerated people
California prisons are limiting access to rehabilitative programs for incarcerated people as the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation restricts overtime spending. Programs like college classes and civic education have been disrupted, with the rollback set to end on June 30. The state’s $18 billion annual corrections budget remains flat despite recent prison closures.