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2025-110 California Institution for Men — Infrastructure Management

Audit Scope and Objectives

The audit by the California State Auditor will provide independently developed and verified information related to the infrastructure management practices at the California Institution for Men (CIM).  The audit’s scope will include, but not be limited to, the following activities:

  1. Review and evaluate the laws, rules, and regulations significant to the audit objectives.
  2. Determine the current condition of CIM and its infrastructure by doing the following:
    • Identify any of CIM’s formal or informal efforts to conduct a facilities condition assessment.
    • Determine the extent to which CIM has a backlog of maintenance needs.
    • Identify the results of any recent independent inspections or evaluations of CIM’s infrastructure.
  3. Review the allocation and use of CDCR funds at CIM from fiscal years 2020-21 through 2024-25, including general fund expenditures, maintenance budgets, and emergency repair funds and assess the following:
    • Whether funding from CDCR has been adequate to maintain minimum safety and habitability standards.
    • The extent to which CIM has deferred any maintenance or facility upgrades, and if so, the rationale for those decisions. Additionally, determine whether there are any legal, environmental, or regulatory barriers that have impeded the CIM’s repair or renovation of its facilities.
  4. To the extent possible, evaluate the operational impacts of any identified deteriorating infrastructure on incarcerated housing, access to healthcare and rehabilitation programs, staffing levels, or the frequency of security incidents.
  5. To the extent possible, assess potential public safety risks resulting from facility closures, transfers of incarcerated individuals, and emergency relocations that affect local law enforcement and neighboring communities.
  6. Determine the amount of state resources CIM is receiving compared to other CDCR institutions with similar inmate populations, facility ages, and risk profiles.
  7. To the extent possible, assess whether CDCR has developed a long-term strategy for the future of CIM, including any plans for potential deactivation, repurposing, or relocation of programs and services.
  8. Review and assess any other issues that are significant to the audit.

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