California Correctional Peace Officers Association
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California Correctional Peace Officers Association | |
Founded | 1957 |
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Location | |
Members | 31,000 |
Key people | Glen Stailey, President[1] |
Website | www.ccpoa.org |
The California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA), founded in 1957 as the California Correctional Officers Association (CCOA), is the
Mission
The mission of the CCPOA is to "promote and enhance the correctional profession, protect the safety of those engaged in corrections and advocate for the laws, funding and policies needed to improve prison operations and protect public safety."
Membership
The CCPOA union members currently pay $90.70 per month to the union. As of 2017, the union had 39,750 members, at which time union dues totaled $3,605,325 per year.
History
In the 1950s, an officer, despondent over working conditions at
Until the 1980s, unionized prison guards were relatively weak politically in California, with membership divided between the
By 1992, the CCPOA was California's second largest
The CCPOA has supported campaigns for tougher criminal sentences, including large contributions to the 1994 campaign for Proposition 184, the '
Political activity
The CCPOA is deeply involved in a variety of political activities. Most spending is done through political action committees.[citation needed] Although its membership is relatively small, representing only about one tenth the membership of the California Teachers Association, CCPOA political activity routinely exceeds that of all other labor unions in California. The union spends heavily on influencing political campaigns, and on lobbying legislators and other government officials. CCPOA also hires public relations firms and political polling firms.
As calls for reform of the state's prison system escalated during 2006, putting pressure on former
Lobbying
Lobbying efforts and campaign contributions by the CCPOA have helped secure passage of numerous legislative bills favorable to union members, including bills that increase prison terms, member pay, and enforce current drug laws. The CCPOA takes the position that correctional officers perform an essential public service that work in great danger, and strives for a safer California.
Political action committees
CCPOA has many political action committees, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times.[1]
See also
- California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- List of United States state prisons
References
External links
- CCPOA.org - California Correctional Peace Officers Association (official website)
- PrisonsUnderPressure.com - A CCPOA-sponsored documentary that examines some of the root causes of prison overcrowding.
- CJCJ.org - 'Political Power of the CCPOA: The Cycle of CCPOA Influence', Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice