Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Specifically, in 2022 ‑23, 1,808 CCC students at CDCR (12  percent) had earned more than 60  units. Of these students, 418 (2.7  percent) had already earned 100 or more CCC units. Just over 100 of these students had already accumulated 150 or more units.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - For example, CDCR psychologists, according to the state Auditor, earn between $56 and $85 per hour —well above the average hourly rate paid in other states. According to 2023 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, California is the highest paying state for psychologists with the average hourly wage at $64 per hour, whereas psychologists nationwide earned a median of $53 per hour (21  percent less).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

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

Feb 23, 2026 - CDCR Uses Tele ‑Mental Health Services as a Supplement to On ‑Site Providers. To supplement the services offered to incarcerated patients when on ‑site providers are limited, CDCR uses tele ‑mental health which can replace an in ‑person visit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2020-21 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 18, 2020 - Through Medi ‑Cal, the federal government reimburses between 50  p ercent and 90  p ercent of the cost of eligible off ‑site inpatient medical care. Typically, off ‑site inpatient medical care accounts for half of contract medical service expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4164

The 2024-25 Budget: County Probation Grants to Support Temporary Increase in the Supervision Population

Feb 20, 2024 - These temporary increases have been caused in the following two ways: Increased Credit Earning.  Proposition  57 expanded the authority of CDCR to reduce people ’s sentences through credits. People earn credits through maintaining good behavior and participating in rehabilitation programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4849

The 2023-24 Budget: County Probation Grants to Support Temporary Increase in the Supervision Population

Feb 23, 2023 - These temporary increases have been caused in the following two ways: Increased Credit Earning. Proposition  57 expanded the authority of CDCR to reduce people ’s sentences through credits. People earn credits through maintaining good behavior and participating in rehabilitation programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4703

The 2017‑18 Budget: Implementation of Proposition 57

Apr 6, 2017 - In addition, it can be difficult to ensure that different deputy commissioners make decisions in a consistent and completely transparent manner that is free from any unconscious biases. In order to improve accuracy and reduce subjectivity of parole board decisions, several states use statistically validated, structured decision-making tools as part of their parole consideration process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3648

State Corrections: Response to COVID-19

May 8, 2020 - However, CDCR is providing in-cell assignments and resources where possible to allow inmates to continue their studies and earn time off their prison term through sentencing credits for participating in these programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4229

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - As such, the normal cost for the benefit earned by employees is the best estimate of the value of the employer-provided benefits earned today by employees and therefore the best way to compare pension benefits across employers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

The 2024-25 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 23, 2024 - It also includes a statewide web portal to allow self-represented people to resea rch, complete, and file forms electronically, as well as to track their cases online. Interactive instructional tools and chat functions built into the system provide litigants with assistance in completing forms, addressing questions, or prompting next steps.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4848