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

Feb 25, 2025 - Most people in prison with a mental health need can be treated in an outpatient setting, meaning they live in a prison housing unit and receive regular mental health treatment but do not require 24‑hour care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

The 2025-26 Budget: SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Apr 11, 2025 - One option for a formula allocation wou ld be to base each county ’s maximum share of funds on the overall county felony supervision population. A county would then receive an award for each evidence-based practice it uses, up to this maximum.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5031

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - (The Legislature might exclude one outcome measure —earning a living wage —as it is not applicable to still ‑incarcerated students.) The new funding model could be implemented such that it costs no more or less in total compared to the existing way the state funds incarcerated students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913