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

Feb 23, 2026 - For example, the Receiver has indicated the adequacy of mental health treatment and office space will be evaluated at all p risons. If new construction projects are proposed after the evaluation is complete, this could increase costs substantially beyond what is proposed in the action plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The California State Bar: Considerations for a Fee Increase

Jun 26, 2019 - Of this amount, $45. 4  m illion (or 65  p ercent) supported about 250 p ositions in OCTC and $ 12  m illion (or 17  p ercent) supported about 43 p ositions in SBC. The remaining 18  p ercent supported various other departments involved with the disciplinary system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4080

The 2021-22 Budget: State Correctional Population Outlook

Nov 19, 2020 - Since the beginning of the COVID ‑ 19 p andemic, the state inmate population declined by about 25,400 ( 21  p ercent) —from about 123, 100 i nmates on February 28, 2020 t o 97, 700 o n October 31, 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4304

Improving Parolee Substance Use Disorder Treatment Through Medi-Cal

Apr 14, 2021 - For example, CDCR reported serving about 8, 000 p arolees at a cost of roughly $8, 300 p er parolee in 2017 ‑18. In comparison, CDCR reported serving about 15, 000 p arolees at a cost of roughly $5, 600 p er participant in 2018 ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4411

The 2020-21 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 18, 2020 - To support the reorganization of DJJ into DYCR, the 2019 ‑ 20 b udget included $1. 2  m illion General Fund and 8. 8  p ositions in 2019 ‑20 (increasing to $1. 8  m illion and 12  p ositions annually beginning in 2020 ‑21).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4164

Potential Impacts of Recent State Asset Forfeiture Changes

Jan 6, 2020 - In both 2017 and 2018, state asset forfeiture distributions declined by about 10  p ercent. Similarly, federal asset forfeiture distributions declined by 36  p ercent from 2016 t o 2017 —from $88. 5  m illion to $ 57  m illion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4128

State Correctional Spending Increased Despite Significant Population Reductions

Feb 4, 2020 - Specifically, between June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2019, the inmate population declined from about 162, 400 t o 125,500 ( 23  p ercent) and the parolee population declined from about 90, 800 t o 50,800 ( 44  p ercent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4145

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - The 2018 ‑ 19 b udget approved the first step of this plan by providing an across ‑the ‑board 10  p ercent grant increase effective April 1, 2019. The Governor ’s budget proposes to further increase CalWORKs grants by 13. 1  p ercent, which would raise grant levels to 50  p ercent of FPL for a family of three.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2019-20 Budget: Reorganization of the Division of Juvenile Justice

Apr 10, 2019 - Counties would pay a flat fee of $ 150 p er month for the most serious offenders. For wards adjudicated for less serious offenses, counties would pay a higher rate of 50  p ercent, 75  p ercent, or 100  p ercent of the state ’s institutional cost for housing the ward —with the percentage increasing as the committing offenses decreased in severity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3998

The 2018-19 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 27, 2018 - CalPIA has the capacity to employ about 7, 800 i nmate workers across 34 p risons who earn between $0.35 and $1. 00 p er hour. However, it reports that roughly 30  p ercent of these positions are currently vacant.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3762