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

Feb 23, 2026 - Assessment Expansion of Tele ‑Mental Health Is One Strategy That Could Help Alleviate Staffing Challenges. In our report Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care , we find that the expansion of tele‑mental health is a promising strategy to address vacancies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - Increasing Compensation Can Be a High ‑Cost Strategy. In general, compensation increases can be a high ‑cost strategy for filling vacancies. For example, the action plan estimates that it will cost $25   million ongoing to increase pay by roughly 3   percent for mental health positions at CDCR.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2023-24 Budget: May Revision Proposals Related to the California Model and San Quentin State Prison

May 19, 2023 - Strategy for Model Development. The report should detail the administration ’s strategy to develop a model that is effective in achieving the stated objectives. To the extent the strategy involves piloting changes at particular prisons, the report should explain why the chosen prisons are a strategic choice for developing an effective and scalable model and what alternative prisons were considered.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4771

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

The 2023-24 Budget: Office of the State Public Defender

Feb 15, 2023 - The requested positions are also expected to help OSPD leadership develop a DEI strategic plan, create strategies to achieve DEI-related goals, implement and maintain DEI polices and processes, and coordinate DEI training.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4680

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

Jun 12, 2025 - Variation in local implementation could yield useful lessons about what strategies seem to be effective. In addition, some agencies —such as the recipients of the organized retail theft grant funds distributed by BSCC —may be farther ahead in developing enforcement and prosecution strategies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

A Review of State Standards and Inspections for Local Detention Facilities

Feb 16, 2021 - High ‑Quality, Risk ‑Based Inspection Strategy to Ensure Pressing Issues Are Found Quickly Historically, BSCC has inspected each facility once every two years, irrespective of the facilities ’ track records.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4371

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

Feb 16, 2023 - Moreover, given that some mi tigation strategies (such as relocating critical infrastructure) could take time, having this information will allow the state to begin planning for future prison deactivations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4686

The 2020-21 Budget: Effectively Managing State Prison Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2020 - Require CDCR to Develop a Strategy to Improve Infrastructure After identifying which prisons to close in the near term —and , therefore, which prisons will be operated over the medium and long terms —we recommend that the Legislature direct CDCR to create a strategy to improve the infrastructure at these prisons.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4186

The 2018-19 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 27, 2018 - As a result, the court appointed a Special Master to monitor and report on CDCR ’s progress towards improving mental health care. In fall 2016, a Special Master monitoring team documented numerous allegations of officer misconduct by EOP inmates in restricted housing at SAC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3762