Overview

• The budget proposal includes a $97 million cut for trial court operations and $80 million for the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
• Newsom plans to reduce prison capacity by eliminating 4,600 beds across 13 prisons.
• The proposal also slashes $10 million from the Department of Justice's Division of Law Enforcement.
• Critics argue that the cuts will exacerbate California's public safety issues, including rising theft and burglary rates.
• The legislature has until June 15 to approve the budget, which is set to take effect in July.