The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - This looming insolvency of the DROS Special Account h as led to DOJ increasingly requesting General Fund resources to support firearm-related workload that can statutorily be supported by the special funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - This led to the fund becoming insolvent and required various actions be taken —most notably the cancelation and suspension of projects supported by the construction account. Currently, the fund remains insolvent and is estimated to require a General Fund backfill in the tens of millions of dollars annually through 2036 ‑37 to maintain existing facility ‑related activities and to pay the debt service for completed construction  projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - This led the state to shift support for the construction program to the state General Fund. The 2018 ‑19 budget included $1.3  billion in lease revenue bond authority backed by the General Fund —rather than the SCFCF —to finance ten previously planned projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959

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

Feb 23, 2026 - 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

State Corrections: Response to COVID-19

May 8, 2020 - Youth will continue to have access to educational services through distance learning but all volunteer-led programs have been suspended. DJJ has also increased the frequency with which common areas and touch points are cleaned and disinfected.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4229

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor's Proposals for CDCR Operations

Feb 8, 2022 - In addition, CalPIA indicates that an insufficient number of custodian supervisors has led to custodian supervisors not properly keeping inventory, not providing timely evaluations to custodians, not ensuring that the frequency of sanitation is reviewed daily, and allowing over‑fraternization between civil service and inmate custodians.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4517

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

Jun 12, 2025 - It requires a court that imposes a term longer than one year to consider referring the defendant for services that are relevant to the underlying factors that led to their offense. (For example, someone stealing to support a drug addiction might be refe rred to substance use disorder treatment.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

The 2022-23 Budget: Monitoring Correctional System Staff Misconduct Investigations

Feb 9, 2022 - The CIP is a collection of stakeholders —including OIG representatives —led by CDCR ’s Office of Internal Affairs (OIA). The CIP reviews any information provided about the allegation by the hiring authority —usually information from an initial inquiry into the matter done by prison or parole staff —and discusses how to route the allegation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4520

The 2024-25 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 22, 2024 - In  addition, the inventory did not include various other educational and/or rehabilitative activities that people may engage in while in prison, such as grant ‑funded or volunteer ‑led programs and college correspondence courses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4852

Achieving the Goals of the SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Oct 10, 2023 - This led the department to rebid its contracts for community ‑based services and include language in the contracts that prioritized funding for effective evidence ‑based programs. Under our recommended formula, funding awarded would remain stable so long as counties maintain the same evidence ‑based practices.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4806