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AB-809 • 2026

Corrections: rehabilitation space.

Corrections: rehabilitation space.

Crime Education
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Sponsor
Quirk-Silva
Last action
Official status
Assembly - Died - Appropriations
Effective date
Not listed

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AB-809: Reporting on Prison Education Space

This law requires state corrections officials to report yearly data about how much room is available for education programs in prisons.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to submit a report to the Legislature by January 1, 2028.
  • Mandates that this reporting happens every year after the first deadline.
  • Asks officials to list how much space exists for academic classes at each prison.
  • Asks officials to list how much space exists for vocational training at each prison.
  • Requires the report to show if there is a shortage or extra amount of education space.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
  • State prisons in California
  • The Legislature

Limits and Unknowns

  • No effective date is listed in the provided source material.

Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Assembly - Died - Appropriations

Official Summary Text

Corrections: rehabilitation space.