Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - At the time of this publication, the mental health Receiver had approved CDCR ’s request to close 100 excess inpatient beds and was deliberating on whether to deactivate additional excess inpatient beds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

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

Feb 23, 2026 - Direct CDCR to Modify Request and Tele ‑Mental Health Budget to Account for True Need for Medical Assistants. We recommend directing CDCR to present a revised proposal for medical assistants at the May Revision that reduces both the request and the baseline budget for medical assistants in the tele ‑mental health program to account for the time when they are not directly supporting appointments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - Accordingly, the Governor ’s proposal to support FITSM costs from the General Fund is reasonable as the requested amount is only for 2026-27 and ensures that this necessary project continues uninterrupted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - Such projects typically go through the annual budget review process as an operations request rather than a capital outlay request. In other words, these projects do not necessarily undergo the same review as the new construction projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113