The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - California ’s prison medical system has been under direct management of a Receiver appointed by a federal court since 2006 because the state was found to be providing unconstitutional levels of care in a case now referred to as Plata v.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - Supreme Court issued a decision in the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen case that found laws requiring people provide “good cause ” to carry a concealed weapon to be unconstitutional.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - The judicial branch currently manages around 430 facilities across all 58 counties. Its facility program is responsible for various activities including maintaining these facilities, managing leases, and constructing new courthouses to replace outdated facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

Overview and Update on the Prison Receivership

Nov 8, 2023 - Overview and Update on the Prison Receivership Summary California ’s prison medical system has been under direct management of a Receiver appointed by a federal court since 2006 because the state was found to be providing unconstitutional levels of care in a case now referred to as Plata v.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4813

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 24, 2025 - In addition, the budget package continues to include language —without a specific amount in the CDCR budget –that would allow the Department of Finance (DOF) to make payments from the General Fund for any fines related to staffing vacancies in the   Coleman v.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

State Corrections: Response to COVID-19

May 8, 2020 - Currently, CDCR ’s inmate medical system is under the direct management of a Receiver appointed by a federal court in a case now known as Plata v. Newsom . Under the direction of the Receiver, CDCR has taken a number of steps in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4229

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - CDCR would have to explore strategies to effectively manage such remote workers. We expect the cost of implementing this option would be largely covered by the cost of expanding tele ‑mental health discussed above.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2023-24 Budget: The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 16, 2023 - (For more information on prison infrastructure, please see our February 2020 report The 2020‑21 Budget: Effectively Managing State Prison Infrastructure.) State ‑Owned Prisons Subject to Court ‑Ordered Population Limit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4686

The 2017-18 Budget: Federal Receiver for Inmate Medical Services

Mar 3, 2017 - In 2006, after finding the state failed to provide a constitutional level of medical care to prison inmates, the federal court in the Plata v. Brown case appointed a Receiver to take control over the direct management of the state ’s prison medical care delivery system from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3601

State Correctional Spending Increased Despite Significant Population Reductions

Feb 4, 2020 - In February 2006, after finding the state failed to provide a constitutional level of medical care to inmates, a federal court in the case now referred to as Plata v. Newsom appointed a Receiver to take control over the direct management of the state ’s prison medical care delivery system from CDCR.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4145