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

Feb 23, 2026 - (This structural shortfall is in addition to an unallocated $125   million General Fund reduction in 2025 ‑26, growing to $375   million in 2027 ‑28 and ongoing, that the administration is expecting to achieve through operational efficiencies identified with the help of a contractor.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 24, 2025 - The budget reflects various General Fund solutions to address the state ’s budget problem, including: $125  million reduction in 2025-26 (growing to $635  million in 2028-29 and ongoing) that the administration expects to be identified by a consultant that will be tasked with finding operational improvements related to headquarters operations, contract management, overtime management, and healthcare.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

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

Feb 22, 2024 - CDCR reports that the prison population used about 119  million voice calling minutes in July  2023 and 125  million minutes in August. Based on the assumption that the August minute usage level will hold flat throughout the remainder of 2023 ‑24 and 2024 ‑25, CDCR estimates it will need an additional $7.4  million in the current year and $8.2  million in the budget year to pay for this higher than anticipated level of voice calling.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4852

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 26, 2022 - For example, individuals who have a monthly income of 200 percent or less of the federal poverty level (rather than 125 percent previously) will now be eligible for automatic fee waivers. $10.3 million to backfill revenue losses related to 17 fees that were eliminated by Chapter 257 of 2021 (AB 177, Committee on Budget).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4625