Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - In addition, the Receiver ’s plan would also increase the pool of people that can provide services to the mental health population by expanding clinical internship slots across the prisons. Not only will interns perform work while part of the program, but it is also possible that they will become employed permanently by CDCR.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

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

Feb 23, 2026 - One way to implement the expansion would be to assign tele ‑mental health services to those with the lowest mental health need in an outpatient setting before moving to those in the outpatient setting with greater mental health needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - State Typically Sets Fees to Support Regulatory or Enforcement Activities … The state typically establishes fees to fully support state entities ’ costs to license, regulate, and enforce laws within a particular industry.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118