The 2022-23 Budget: Judicial Branch Proposals

Feb 3, 2022 - This office would monitor judicial branch assets statewide, assists courts in addressing any incidents (such as hacking or phishing incidences), and educate staff on this  topic. Allocations for State Courts and Trial Courts to Fund Local Priorities ($7.3   Million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4513

The 2024-25 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 23, 2024 - Interactive instructional tools and chat functions built into the system provide litigants with assistance in completing forms, addressing questions, or prompting next steps. In addition to the judicial branch, other legal stakeholders may also provide legal assistance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4848

The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - Interactive instructional tools and chat functions built into the system would provide litigants with assistance in completing forms, addressing questions, or prompting next steps. Legislature Required Judicial Branch Complete a Cost ‑Benefit Analysis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4362

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - Finally, the Orange CJC project is already in progress and addresses key safety issues in a building with large numbers of people visiting on a daily basis. …But CJC Proposal Raises Questions About Appropriate Oversight.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - During a site visit in July 2025, SQRC staff noted that retention was high at the prison, and that new applicants have had to be placed on the waitlist because of how well staffed the prison is. Staff at the prison have indicated that this improves the prison ’s ability to deliver care, increases morale, and makes the prison a more desirable place  to  work.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

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

Feb 23, 2026 - 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

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - In fall 2023, we visited several prisons (both men’s and women’s). We met with students, faculty, and staff. During these visits, students shared their challenges, such as having instruction disrupted by prison security incidences that required them to return to their cells and encountering technology glitches (such as having difficulty finding areas of the prison with a strong enough Wi‑Fi signal for their laptops).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

State Corrections: Response to COVID-19

May 8, 2020 - Accordingly, in-person visitation has generally been suspended. However, CDCR has taken steps to reduce costs and expand access to other forms of external communication for inmates such as phone calls and e-mails.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4229

The 2024-25 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 22, 2024 - For  example, the department initially suspended visiting and rehabilitation programs, reduced the density of dormitories by housing some people in open areas (such as gymnasiums), and suspended nonurgent health care services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4852

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

Jun 12, 2025 - We outline in this report how the recent law changes expanded the tools available for law en forcement and prosecutors to respond to retail theft, how research suggests these tools could potentially impact crime rates, and provide key questions about implementation and outcomes of these changes for the Legislature to ask as it conducts ongoing oversight of the issue of retail  theft.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055