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CDCR is the 3rd largest law enforcement agency in the United States behind the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the New York City Police Department, which employ approximately 66,000 federal officers and 42,000 police officers respectively. CDCR correctional officers are sworn law enforcement officers with peace officer powers.
The Correctional Training Facility covers 680 acres (280 ha). As of 2006–2007, there was total number of 1,643 staff and an annual budget of US$150 million. [citation needed] On April 13, 2021, CDCR announced that the Southern Facility would close by July 2022 due to a decreased minimum security inmate population. [5]
During that year, the monthly salary of a prisoner working in the bakery was between $90 ($125.75 when adjusted for inflation) and $100 ($139.72 when adjusted for inflation). KPBS said that bakery jobs were "desirable" compared to clerk and custodial jobs, which pay a monthly salary between $24 and $48.
It functions as the special operations division of CDCR. The unit is staffed by special agents assigned to field offices throughout the state. Although the special agents work for CDCR, they are neither correctional officers nor parole agents. SSU special agents are full-time peace officers per California Penal Code Section 830.2.
The current budget, for fiscal year 2022-23, included $14 billion for CDCR. Newsom’s administration has already decided to shut down three California prisons to save money .
California State Government Organization Archived 2010-10-06 at the Wayback Machine - Chart showing a hierarchy of the above departments and commissions; California State Agency Databases Archived 2016-03-07 at the Wayback Machine - Comprehensive list of state agencies and databases maintained by the American Library Association
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