The 2023-24 Budget: Increased Federal Authority For State Crisis Intervention Program

Feb 22, 2023 - To receive SCIP funding, each state must submit, as part of its application to the federal government, an initial plan outlining how it intends to use SCIP funds. States must also form a Crisis Intervention Advisory Board.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4697

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - Finally, offering more tele ‑mental health positions could allow CDCR to recruit staff from areas of the state where there is a larger pool of providers available. State Has Room to Utilize More Tele ‑Mental Health.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

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

Feb 23, 2026 - Finally, a Receiver can increase state costs. At a minimum, the state will continue to incur the cost to maintain the Office of the Receiver —currently $8.2  million annually —until the state exits Receivership.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - Finally, DOJ manages various databases, including the statewide criminal history database. Spending Proposed for 2026-27. As shown in Figure  1, the Governor ’s budget proposes $1.3  billion to support DOJ operations in 2026-27 —a decrease of $13  million (or 1  percent) from the revised amount for 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2026 - The LAO is unable to guarantee the accuracy of this translation and is therefore not liable for any inaccurate information resulting from the translation application tool. Choose your language:
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5134

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - Women Disproportionately Rejected From Academy Application Process. Part of the challenge of hiring female correctional officers is due to the fact that more men apply to become correctional officers than women.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Instead, community college staff process incarcerated students ’ Promise Grant applications (providing assistance with completing the form, if needed), and the state covers the cost of the foregone revenues with Proposition  98 General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

Overview of State Correctional Population and Spending Trends [Publication Details]

Mar 18, 2026 - The LAO is unable to guarantee the accuracy of this translation and is therefore not liable for any inaccurate information resulting from the translation application tool. Choose your language:
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5161

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - Finally, the Orange CJC project is already in progress and addresses key safety issues in a building with large numbers of people visiting on a daily basis. …But CJC Proposal Raises Questions About Appropriate Oversight.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

The 2017-18 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 14, 2017 - State law authorizes the Judicial Council to charge fees, such as application and certification fees, to support such activities. These revenues are deposited into the Court Interpreters ’ Fund. For 2016-17, the judicial branch estimates that nearly $165,000 will be spent primarily to offset court interpreter spoken language testing costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3557