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

Feb 23, 2026 - The Receiver ’s action plan lays out six primary goals, each with its own set of objectives and actions intended to address the outstanding deficiencies. Figure  8 shows the goals and accompanying selected actions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - Use Framework to Inform Future Actions. The Legislature could use the DOJ framework to inform its future actions. This could include aligning firearm and ammunition-related workload with the appropriate fund source.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - Recommendations CDCR ’s actions and the mental health Receiver ’s proposed actions include promising efforts to address vacancies. For example, the creation of new classifications is a promising step as it would allow treatment to be provided by potentially easier ‑to ‑recruit, lower ‑cost positions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - This led to the fund becoming insolvent and required various actions be taken —most notably the cancelation and suspension of projects supported by the construction account. Currently, the fund remains insolvent and is estimated to require a General Fund backfill in the tens of millions of dollars annually through 2036 ‑37 to maintain existing facility ‑related activities and to pay the debt service for completed construction  projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113