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

Feb 23, 2026 - The court has indicated that the state also needs to make various other improvements, including in the following key areas: (1)  ensuring people with a mental health need are receiving services in a timely manner, (2)  fully implementing all portions of CDCR ’s suicide prevention plan, and (3)  finalizing the Continuous Quality Improvement Tool (CQIT), which is an information technology (IT) system that will be used to detect quality of care issues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - Finally, the Orange CJC project is already in progress and addresses key safety issues in a building with large numbers of people visiting on a daily basis. …But CJC Proposal Raises Questions About Appropriate Oversight.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - Finally, DOJ manages various databases, including the statewide criminal history database. Spending Proposed for 2026-27. As shown in Figure  1, the Governor ’s budget proposes $1.3  billion to support DOJ operations in 2026-27 —a decrease of $13  million (or 1  percent) from the revised amount for 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - Finally, offering more tele ‑mental health positions could allow CDCR to recruit staff from areas of the state where there is a larger pool of providers available. State Has Room to Utilize More Tele ‑Mental Health.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134