Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - Those departments may seek increases in compensation to ensure their pay remains competitive with CDCR —potentially adding still more costs to the state. Extending Licensing Exemptions to Out‑of‑State Licensed Providers State Licensing Policies Limit Pool of Potential Providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

Retail Theft in California: Looking Back at a Decade of Change

Jun 12, 2025 - Added Time for Certain Theft or Property Damage Felonies. Chapter  174 of 2024 (S B  1416 , Newman), Chapter  220 of 2024 (A B  1960 , Rivas), and Proposition  36 all added similar language to state law, which allows for increased sentences for people convicted of felonies in which the amount of property that was stolen or damaged is over $50,000,  with longer enhancement terms as the dollar amounts increase.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

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

Feb 23, 2026 - CDCR provides tele ‑mental health services via live video by using specialized equipment. During a tele ‑mental health visit in prison, an incarcerated patient is escorted to a medical room within the prison where they communicate via audio and video with the mental health provider over a secure network.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2021-22 Budget: Authorization of Remote Court Proceedings [Publication Details]

Mar 12, 2021 - This publication provides our analysis of the Governor's 2021-22 budget proposals to authorize remote court proceedings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4401

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - For example, one potential funding option discussed in the report was to increase the specific fee added when individuals are convicted of criminal offenses which generates the revenue deposited into the DNA Identification Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

Overview and Update on the Prison Receivership

Nov 8, 2023 - The Receiver has also increased work flexibility to improve recruitment, such as expanding the use of telemedicine in CDCR, which is the delivery of health care via interactive audio and video technology.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4813

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

Feb 16, 2023 - For  example, as discussed in the “Audio ‑Video Surveillance Systems ” section of this brief, CDCR had purchased equipment for and was close to beginning installation of an audio ‑video surveillance system at CVSP when the prison was announced for deactivation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4686

Sheriff Court-Security Services Mandate

May 27, 2016 - LAO Comments Sheriff Court-Security Services Mandate Would Be Added to Backlog. Under the Governor ’s proposal, county costs related to this mandate would be added to the existing backlog for mandate claims.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3478

The 2017-18 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Mar 1, 2017 - Video Surveillance at Other CDCR Institutions. Several of CDCR ’s prisons currently have recorded video with varying degrees of institutional coverage. For example, California City Correctional Facility and CHCF have video coverage of all facilities, yards, and housing units.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3595

Restructuring the Court-Ordered Debt Collection Process - Restructuring the Court-Ordered Debt Collection Process [Video]

Restructuring the Court-Ordered Debt Collection Process - Restructuring the Court-Ordered Debt Collection Process [Video] Search LAO Videos Restructuring the Court-Ordered Debt Collection Process November 20, 2014 This video discusses the current process by which court-ordered debts are collected.
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/player?playlistId=2