Overview and Update on the Prison Receivership

Nov 8, 2023 - In February 2006, a few years prior to the state ’s fiscal crisis caused by the Great Recession, the federal court appointed a Receiver to take over the direct management and operation of the state ’s prison medical system from CDCR.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4813

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

Providing Constitutional and Cost-Effective Inmate Medical Care [Publication Details]

Apr 19, 2012 - Providing Constitutional and Cost-Effective Inmate Medical Care [Publication Details] Video Description: In 2006, after finding that California had failed to provide a constitutional level of medical care to its inmates, a federal court appointed a Receiver to take over the direct management and operation of the state's inmate medical care program from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2618

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - Controlling for inflation, Figure 7 shows that average Unit 6 base pay increased by 18 percent between 2003 and 2006 under the terms of the 2001‑06 MOU. Since 2006, inflation has eroded the average Unit 6 base pay such that real base pay in 2022 was almost 9 percent lower than it was in 2006.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

Recent Report Compares California Inmate Health Care Costs to Rest of Nation

Jan 18, 2018 - For example, after finding the state failed to provide a constitutional level of medical care to inmates, the federal court appointed a Receiver in 2006 to take control over the direct management of the state ’s prison medical care delivery system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3733

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

The 2015-16 Budget: Major Features of the Adopted Plan (Other Issues)

Jun 19, 2015 - Flood Protection —Proposition  1E The budget provides $463  million to DWR from Proposition  1E (2006) to support flood protection activities. This total includes $300  million for systemwide capital projects, such as building bypasses, and $163  million for state operational activities (such as planning, analysis, levee maintenance, and equipment purchases).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3278

Achieving the Goals of the SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Oct 10, 2023 - The baseline failure ‑to ‑prison rate of 7.9  percent used in Component 1 is based on the average probation failure ‑to ‑prison rates between 2006 and 2008 when counties could revoke felony probationers to prison regardless of whether they committed a new crime.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4806

State Corrections: Response to COVID-19

May 8, 2020 - In 2006, after finding the state failed to provide a constitutional level of   medical care  to inmates, a federal court in 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/4229

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