The 2025-26 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 25, 2025 - If people are suffering from severe symptoms of a serious mental health need that cannot be managed by an outpatient program, they are generally sent to MHCBs, which provide short ‑term housing and 24 ‑hour care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Control Sections 90.00 and 90.01 During the special session called by the Governor, the Legislature added Control Sections 90.00 and 90.01 to the 2024-25 Budget Act providing up to $2.5  billion one-time from the General Fund for response and recovery costs related to the January 2025 Southern California wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - CDCR  employs technology support staff primarily to (1)  manage and maintain the technology infrastructure at state prisons or (2)  serve as liaisons between the colleges and students. In these roles, technology support staff help coordinate and troubleshoot technology ‑related issues throughout the prisons.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 10, 2024 - It also includes $1.6  million one time each from the Special Distribution Fund and Gambling Control Fund (for a total of just under $3.2  million) for a project to manage gambling licensing workload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4924