ACR 140 Summary

• Urges the Governor to demand that the federal Bureau of Justice Assistance reimburse California for all costs of incarcerating undocumented foreign nationals
• Notes that the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) requires federal reimbursement for eligible incarcerated undocumented immigrants, but reimbursement rates are inadequate
• Cites that California state prisons cost $51,670 annually per inmate, while the state received only $3,598 per eligible inmate in the last SCAAP reporting period
• References that counties and cities received only $659 per eligible inmate despite significant local incarceration costs
• Directs the Assembly Chief Clerk to transmit the resolution to the President, Vice President, Speaker of the House, and all California members of Congress