The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - In recent years, some one ‑time funding has been also provided from the General Fund to support specific, larger facility modification projects. These are typically higher ‑priority projects whose costs would have otherwise required a significant portion of the discretionary funding in one or more years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

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

Feb 23, 2026 - This includes: $4.8  million for 50 medical assistants in 2026 ‑ 27 —a one ‑to ‑one ratio of provider to medical assistant —who will be at the prisons setting up equipment and observing patients during tele ‑mental health appointments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - We recommend the Legislature approve the Governor ’s proposal for $11.2  million in one-time General Fund support to continue the FITSM project. This will ensure that this necessary project remains uninterrupted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - One way to implement this strategy would be to assign tele ‑mental health staffing to as many CCCMS patients as possible before moving to EOP patients, given EOP patients ’ greater acuity. Deploying such a strategy could also include identifying prisons that face the greatest staffing challenges and utilizing a greater share of remote workers at those facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134