The 2020-21 Budget: Effectively Managing State Prison Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2020 - Road map for Developing a Prison Infrastructure Plan In this section, we provide a road map to guide the Legislature in the development of a plan for managing prison infrastructure. First, given the size of the projected decline in the inmate population and the poor condition of many of the state ’s prisons, we recommend that the Legislature direct CDCR to develop a plan to close two prisons in the near term.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4186

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Major proposals include: (1) $ 120  m illion (growing to $ 150  m illion annually) for an increase of 677 p ositions and equipment replacements for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; (2) $ 80  m illion on a one ‑time basis for the California Natural Resources Agency to collect data and create maps of the state using light detection and ranging analysis
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135