The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - The projects related to the relocation of the Los Angeles Spring Street courthouses are also necessary as the landlord is terminating the state’s lease of space. Without this funding to build or modify space to relocate the courtrooms into existing courthouses, service levels would be impacted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Space utilization CDCR and CCC report a lack of sufficient space to hold in ‑person courses, yet CDCR lacks a comprehensive assessment of its space utilization. Adopt statutory space and utilization standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2022-23 Budget: Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training

Jan 31, 2022 - In addition, POST ’s current office space is insufficient to accommodate the proposed expansion in its workforce and POST has been informed by the Department of General Services that it will likely take a year or more to secure additional office space.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4507

The 2014-15 Budget: The Administration's Response to the Prison Overcrowding Order [Publication Details]

Feb 28, 2014 - Specifically, we review the administration's plans to comply with the population cap by (1) contracting for additional prison bed space, (2) utilizing funding from the Recidivism Reduction Fund to support initiatives intended to reduce the prison population (such as expanding rehabilitative services), and (3) implementing court-ordered population reduction measures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2960

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

Feb 8, 2022 - In addition, to expand ISUDTP beyond those it is currently serving, it will be necessary for CDCR to identify adequate space within its facilities, such as classroom space for CBT programs, to accommodate all inmates in need of treatment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4517

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - For example, prison infrastructure could be a limiting factor, as some prisons in easier ‑to ‑recruit areas may lack the appropriate space to house more mental health patients (such as sufficient housing units with medication distribution rooms to house the EOP population).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2020-21 Budget: Effectively Managing State Prison Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2020 - Need for Rehabilitation Program Space. In order to provide rehabilitation programs to inmates (such as cognitive behavioral therapy and career technical education), CDCR needs treatment space, classrooms, and workshop spaces.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4186

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

Feb 22, 2024 - In doing so, the statute specified CDCR shall include an assessment of available space for rehabilitative programming, health care services, specialized bed needs, space needed for quarantine or natural disasters, and space needed to comply with court requirements (such as the court ‑ordered population  limit).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4852

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

Feb 23, 2026 - Staff have cited concerns about safety, air conditioning and heat, lack of privacy, and dilapidated or limited offices and treatment space, as well as a rigorous work schedule with few flexibilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2020-21 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 18, 2020 - Reduce Costs for Office Space. To the extent the department allowed existing telehealth providers to telecommute it would potentially reduce —or eliminate —the need for telehealth office space statewide.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4164