Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - Therefore, having a report that explores the feasibility and costs of concentrating the mental health population in the easiest to recruit prisons would better position the state and the Legislature to know what the challenges of such an approach are.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

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

Feb 23, 2026 - However, because these decisions are typically internal to the administration and made after the budget is enacted, it is difficult for the Legislature to know what activities are affected and what programmatic implications that m ay have.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - Direct DOJ Provide a Framework for Determining What Workload Should Be Funded by Fee Revenues. We recommend the Legislature direct DOJ to provide a potential framework by January 10, 2027 for determining what firearm and ammunition workload should be funded by special fund fee revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118