Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - In addition, the Receiver ’s plan would also increase the pool of people that can provide services to the mental health population by expanding clinical internship slots across the prisons. Not only will interns perform work while part of the program, but it is also possible that they will become employed permanently by CDCR.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

Improving In-Prison Rehabilitation Programs

Dec 6, 2017 - For example, the department could consider shifting unused rehabilitation slots or allocating a greater number of new rehabilitation slots to an institution which fully utilizes its existing slots or has a greater number of the highest ‑risk and highest ‑need inmates with unmet needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3720

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - These slots would be on top of the almost 9,000 full ‑day slots the state added over the past three years. Extending preschool to all children from low ‑income families is consistent with considerable research that has concluded the benefits of preschool are greatest for these children.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of Governor's Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 19, 2019 - Department of General Services (DGS) Sets Vehicle Replacement Thresholds. DGS sets policy for and approves all state vehicle purchases. Specifically, DGS sets replacement thresholds for different types of vehicles that, if met, make a vehicle eligible for replacement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3940

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

Feb 23, 2026 - One way to implement the expansion would be to assign tele ‑mental health services to those with the lowest mental health need in an outpatient setting before moving to those in the outpatient setting with greater mental health needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Because demand for a CCC education generally outstrips the number of in ‑person slots, colleges must decide which incarcerated people have enrollment priority. Enrollment priority is determined by each college.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2020-21 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 18, 2020 - Background CDCR operates 42 m edical imaging clinics throughout its 35 p risons, each with several major pieces of equipment (such as x ‑ray machines) that are used to provide medical services to inmates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4164

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - State Typically Sets Fees to Support Regulatory or Enforcement Activities … The state typically establishes fees to fully support state entities ’ costs to license, regulate, and enforce laws within a particular industry.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Recent budgets have set the SFEU between $3.5  billion and $4  billion. The Governor proposes a $4.5  billion SFEU balance for the end of 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 24, 2025 - Measures approved during a legislative special session set aside up to $25  million in 2024-25 (available for use through June 2028) for DOJ and other state department legal activities to defend the state against federal actions, to challenge federal actions generally, or to support administrative steps to mitigate the impacts of federal actions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085