Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - We expect the cost of implementing this option would be largely covered by the cost of expanding tele ‑mental health discussed above. Require CDCR Report on the Feasibility of Concentrating Mental Health Population in Prisons That Are Easier to Staff.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - Such an action would ensure that existing BOF operations are maintained while the Legislature weighs its options for how to support firearm-related workload moving forward. These options would be informed by the recommended framework we discuss in more detail in the following section.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

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

Feb 23, 2026 - Other Options Could Augment Ability of Tele ‑Mental Health to Help Address Staffing Challenges by Increasing Pool of Providers. As discussed in Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health , we find that two other options could increase the impact of tele‑mental health and expand the pool of mental health providers that CDCR can draw from.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137