The 2017-18 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Mar 1, 2017 - First, CDCR is not proposing to monitor all cameras in real time or to watch all recorded video. As such, it is unclear how CDCR could use videos as a means to intervene in violent incidents, contraband smuggling, or attempted suicide.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3595

The 2017-18 Budget: Federal Receiver for Inmate Medical Services

Mar 3, 2017 - Correctional officers, registered nurses, and physicians are the most expensive positions used to perform suicide watch and CNAs are the least expensive. As a result of an increased number of suicide watches being completed, costs associated with suicide watch have increased significantly in recent years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3601

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

Feb 23, 2026 - CDCR provides tele ‑mental health services via live video by using specialized equipment. During a tele ‑mental health visit in prison, an incarcerated patient is escorted to a medical room within the prison where they communicate via audio and video with the mental health provider over a secure network.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2018-19 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 27, 2018 - When working for IWL, inmates earn between $0.35 and $1. 00 p er hour. In addition, some IWL inmate workers participate in IWL ’s pre ‑apprenticeship program through which they earn seven weeks off of their prison sentence.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3762

The 2021-22 Budget: Authorization of Remote Court Proceedings [Publication Details]

Mar 12, 2021 - This publication provides our analysis of the Governor's 2021-22 budget proposals to authorize remote court proceedings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4401

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

Oct 24, 2025 - . $13.6  million ongoing General Fund augmentation for costs associated with suicide watch workload. $9.5  million ongoing General Fund augmentation from the 2024-25 revised level to provide substance use disorder treatment to the prison population. $3  million General Fund in 2025-26 (increasing to $4.4  million in 2026-27 and ongoing) to staff the newly constructed 50-bed mental health crisis facility at the California Institution for Men (CIM) in Chino.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

Restructuring the Court-Ordered Debt Collection Process - Restructuring the Court-Ordered Debt Collection Process [Video]

Restructuring the Court-Ordered Debt Collection Process - Restructuring the Court-Ordered Debt Collection Process [Video] Search LAO Videos Restructuring the Court-Ordered Debt Collection Process November 20, 2014 This video discusses the current process by which court-ordered debts are collected.
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The 2012-13 Budget: Refocusing CDCR After the 2011 Realignment - The 2012–13 Budget: Refocusing CDCR After The 2011 Realignment - Health Care and Rehabilitation [Video]

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The 2012-13 Budget: Refocusing CDCR After the 2011 Realignment - The 2012–13 Budget: Refocusing CDCR After The 2011 Realignment - Housing and Fire Camps [Video]

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video The 2012–13 Budget: Refocusing CDCR After The 2011 Realignment - Housing and Fire Camps February 23, 2012
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2009-10 Budget Analysis Series, Criminal Justice Realignment - 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series, Criminal Justice Realignment [Video]

2009-10 Budget Analysis Series, Criminal Justice Realignment - 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series, Criminal Justice Realignment [Video] Search LAO Videos 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series, Criminal Justice Realignment January 27, 2009 Legislative Analyst Director of Criminal Justice, Anthony Simbol, discusses the fourth report in the LAO ’s 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series, Criminal Justice Realignment .
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