Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - This, in turn, could reduce the use of costly registry staff and will allow the state to better meet its constitutional requirements, lead to more effective care, and help return the mental health system to state control.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

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

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 - Adult Detention Facilities House Adults in Various Stages of the Criminal Justice System. As shown in Figure  1 , there are 457 l ocal detention facilities that house people in various stages of the adult criminal justice system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4371

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 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 2024-25 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 22, 2024 - Direct CDCR to Report on Strategies to Mitigate Any Concerns. We recommend that the Legislature direct CDCR to report by January  10,  2025 on (1)  which specific prisons it plans to deactivate, (2)  any specific concerns it identifies with these deactivations, as well as (3)  strategies for and estimated costs of mitigating those concerns.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4852

The 2016-17 Budget: Governor’s Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 22, 2016 - We also note that these programs incorporate best practices that have been demonstrated through research to be cost –effective strategies for reducing recidivism, such as targeting rehabilitative needs including substance abuse treatment and job training.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3359

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

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - Continuation of the Firearms Information Technology Systems Modernization (FITSM) Project. The budget includes $11.2  million one-time General Fund in 2026-27 to continue the FITSM project. This project would replace 17 existing firearm and ammunition databases and systems.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118