The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - These projects were categorized into five groups —and ranked within each group —in the following descending priority order: 18 immediate need projects ($2.3  billion), 29 critical need projects ($7.9  billion), 15 high need projects ($1.3  billion), 9 medium need projects ($1.6  billion), and 9  low need projects ($100  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - Those departments may seek increases in compensation to ensure their pay remains competitive with CDCR —potentially adding still more costs to the state. Extending Licensing Exemptions to Out‑of‑State Licensed Providers State Licensing Policies Limit Pool of Potential Providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

Retail Theft in California: Looking Back at a Decade of Change

Jun 12, 2025 - Accordingly, monitoring for potential disparate impact by age group, race/ethnicity, housing status, substance use disorder, or geographic region could provide the Legislature with greater insight into impacts of the law changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

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

Feb 23, 2026 - Adding More Licensing Exemptions for Those Who Work at Prisons. Currently, providers with out ‑of ‑state licenses are required to obtain a California license to work in CDCR, though some may use their out ‑of ‑state license on a temporary basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - For example, one potential funding option discussed in the report was to increase the specific fee added when individuals are convicted of criminal offenses which generates the revenue deposited into the DNA Identification Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - These projects were categorized into five groups —and ranked within each group —in the following descending priority order: 18 immediate need projects ($2.3  billion), 29 critical need projects ($7.9  billion), 15 high need projects ($1.3  billion), 9 medium need projects ($1.6  billion), and 9 low need projects ($100  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Unlike CCC funding for most other student groups, CCC funding for incarcerated students is not linked to performance. Instead, the associated apportionments funding depends only on enrollment. Without performance ‑based funding or some other form of state accountability for student outcomes, colleges lack strong incentives to improve their  results.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

Overview and Update on the Prison Receivership

Nov 8, 2023 - In doing so, the Receiver geographically grouped prisons to establish prison health care regions. Each region was established with dedicated staff to provide oversight, coordination, and additional support to the prisons in the region.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4813

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - In 2018, the Legislature approved and the Governor signed Chapter  174 ( AB 2550 , Weber), adding Section 2644 of the Penal Code. This law seeks to protect females in prison from sexual assault, abuse, and other improper contact with male correctional officers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

A Review of State Standards and Inspections for Local Detention Facilities

Feb 16, 2021 - This may be, in part, because BSCC does not pay people to participate in the working groups. Second, working group members are not given clear guidance about the goals of the standards and strategies for crafting effective standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4371