The California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA) has been very proactive in supporting the California Governor Newsom over the past years.
In order to fund Newsom’s plan to give more money for his pet projects, the CCPOA has agreed to suspend pay increases for its correctional officers for two years. Instead of providing a well-earned pay increase, the CCPOA and Newsom’s office plan on giving a 3% pay increase on paper, but officers will not see an increase on their paycheck until June 2027.
Currently closing up contract negotiations which impacts the California State’s largest law enforcement community, the CCPOA released a fact sheet of the proposed contract. CCPOA does not like to inform the public or its members about contract negotiations, so this fact sheet was intended to be confidential.
It is important to note, the State of California published a report in January, 2025 researching the pay and benefits for CDCR’s correctional officers. California determined CDCR correctional officers have a total compensation lag of -27.1% for new officers and -19.6% for journey-level officers. Although CDCR officer pay has lagged for several years, the CCPOA works with the California Governor to keep the pay below where it should be.