California Assembly Bill 900 Prison Reforms: Achieving Results

March 2008 California Assembly Bill (AB) 900, signed into law on May 3, 2007, provides authorization to build up to 40,000 state prison beds and up to 13,000 local jail beds in two phases. In total, $2.4 billion has been authorized for up to 16,000 infill beds and $300 million for infrastructure, while $2.6 billion is allocated for up to 16,000 reentry program beds and $1.14 billion for up to 8,000 medical, mental health, and dental program beds. The original bed plan has been revised and refined to ensure that every new . . .