Improving California’s Prison Inmate Classification System

May 2, 2019 - By developing a new methodology, CDCR and the researchers will be able to ( 1)  c onsider what forms of misconduct require additional security resources; ( 2)  u tilize recent data, which is likely more accurate, detailed, and reflective of current realities than past data; and ( 3)  p otentially eliminate the need for some manual overrides of the score.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4023

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - The Legislature could request that CCC and CDCR report data on student outcomes (such as course success rates) in the pilots compared with similar courses offered via correspondence or in person. CCC and CDCR also could be tasked with reporting any security ‑related concerns with the instructional model being piloted, whether the model creates a better ‑quality
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

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

Feb 22, 2024 - (Women ’s yards are not classified into different security levels as they generally have similar levels of security.) People housed in higher ‑security yards live in cells, while people housed in lower ‑security yards generally live in open dormitories.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4852

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - CAC = California Arts Council; CalVet = California Department of Veterans Affairs; CDE = California Department of Education; CDFA = California Department of Food and Agriculture; CDI = California Department of Insurance; CDT = California Department of Technology; SOC = Security Operations Center; IT = information technology; CMD = California Military Department; CPUC = California
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/6

The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax

Feb 19, 2025 - This is because they are based on one quarter of preliminary data for 2024-25. These data, along with certain assumptions, are then used to estimate revenues in 2024-25 and 2025-26. Revised data for that quarter and new data for additional quarters will be available in the coming months, which will better refine the estimate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

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

Feb 16, 2023 - Some of the key needs that CDCR staff consider in m atching each person with a specific prison and yard include: Security. CDCR categorizes most of its men ’s yards into a range of security levels. (Women ’s yards are not classified into different security levels as they generally have similar levels of security.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4686

The 2022-23 Budget: Judicial Branch Proposals

Feb 3, 2022 - For example, ensuring secure, reliable, and sufficient data network connectivity throughout the judicial branch is the first of six objectives to meet the goal of advancing technology security and  infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4513

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - Retirement Security Factors That Affect Retirement Security. The amount of money that a person can expect to need in retirement depends on a variety of factors that are unique to the individual ’s circumstance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

The 2017-18 Budget: Department of State Hospitals (DSH)

Feb 22, 2017 - Inmates with lower-security concerns are placed in low-custody ICFs, which are in dorms, while inmates with higher-security concerns are placed in high-custody ICFs, which are in cells. There are 784 ICF beds, 700 of which are high-custody ICF beds, in state prisons.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3578

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 24, 2025 - Figure 3 Summary of Total CARE Program Funding General Fund (In Millions) Training, Data Collection, and Other Activities 20.2 $91.4 $100.8 CARE = Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment; CalHHS = California Health and Human Services Agency; and DHCS = Department of Health Care Services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085