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

Feb 23, 2026 - Receiver Has Greater Authority Than Special Master. The establishment of the mental health Receivership led to the dissolution of the Special Master. The Receiver differs from the Special Master in that a Receiver has direct executive authority and acts in place of the Secretary of CDCR in regard to the management of prison mental health.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

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

May 17, 2021 - CalEPA = California Environmental Protection Agency; CalFire = California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; CalRecycle = California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery; CARB = California Air Resources Board; ZEV = zero ‑emission vehicle; CCC = California Conservation Corps; CEC = California Energy Commission; CNRA = California Natural Resources Agency; DFW = Department of
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/7

The 2017-18 Budget: Governor’s Criminal Fine and Fee Proposals

Mar 3, 2017 - OES = Office of Emergency Services; CalGRIP = California Gang Reduction, Intervention, and Prevention Program; CalWRAP = California Witness Relocation and Assistance Program; and DFW  =  Department of Fish and Wildlife.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3600

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

Jun 19, 2015 - Most of this funding —$178  million —is for watershed protection and restoration projects administered by state conservancies ($103  million), the Wildlife Conservation Board ($39  million), and the Department of Fish and Wildlife ($37  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3278

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

Feb 22, 2017 - As a result, the court appointed a Special Master to monitor and report on CDCR ’s progress towards providing an adequate level of mental health care. The Special Master has identified various areas of concern, including whether inmates have access to appropriate levels of mental health treatment, such as inpatient psychiatric care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3578

The 2017-18 Budget: Department of Justice

Jan 31, 2017 - For example, this section is responsible for overseeing compliance with the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) —an agreement reached in 1998 between four large tobacco companies and the Attorneys General of 46 states, including California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3543

Improving California’s Criminal Fine and Fee System

Jan 5, 2016 - Based on our assessment of existing criminal fines and fees, we recommend excluding two types of fines and fees from being deposited to the General Fund —fish and game assessments and victim restitution orders.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3322

State Corrections: Response to COVID-19

May 8, 2020 - Newsom —appointed a Special Master to monitor and report on CDCR ’s progress towards providing an adequate level of mental health care. In 2006, after finding the state failed to provide a constitutional level of   medical care  to inmates, a federal court in Plata v.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4229

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

Feb 16, 2023 - This brief provides our analysis of the Governor’s 2023-24 budget proposals related to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4686

The 2017-18 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Mar 1, 2017 - As a result, the court appointed a Special Master to monitor and report on CDCR ’s progress towards providing an adequate level of mental health care. The Special Master has identified various areas of concern, including whether inmates have access to appropriate levels of mental health treatment, such as inpatient psychiatric care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3595