The 2024-25 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 22, 2024 - Assuming that each person uses roughly the same number of calling minutes per month, the decline in the population will reduce the total number of minutes used. Accordingly, by not accounting for this population decline, the Governor ’s budget likely over estimates the number of calling minutes and associated funding that will be used in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4852

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

The 2023-24 Budget: The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 16, 2023 - Over  time, CDCR has added nonfinancial applications to BIS that provide various other functions, such as those related to employee health and safety, armory tracking, and allegations of staff misconduct.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4686

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

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

Jun 12, 2025 - Added Time for Certain Theft or Property Damage Felonies. Chapter  174 of 2024 (S B  1416 , Newman), Chapter  220 of 2024 (A B  1960 , Rivas), and Proposition  36 all added similar language to state law, which allows for increased sentences for people convicted of felonies in which the amount of property that was stolen or damaged is over $50,000,  with longer enhancement terms as the dollar amounts increase.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

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 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 24, 2025 - It also includes a $40  million ongoing General Fund augmentation to help address increased trial court operation costs. Finally, it includes a net $19.8  million ongoing General Fund augmentation for increased trial court health and retirement benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch 42 40 a Funding in certain years may have been provided for a specific purpose. For example, some funding was designated for promoting fiscal equity among the trial courts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Given that the results of the recommended data and studies have the potential to notably improve legislative decision ‑making on prison postsecondary education policy and programs moving forward, we believe the added administrative workload is warranted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2023-24 Budget: Judicial Branch Budget Proposals

Feb 10, 2023 - For example, there will be a further decrease of about $50  million beginning in 2038 ‑39, and another of about $40  million in  2039 ‑40. Making Facility Modification Funding Permanent Helps Address Facility Needs, but Results in Additional General Fund Cost Pressures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4673