Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - Operating excess inpatient beds at this scale costs the state over $200 million each year and requires that the state maintain many mental health positions more than the projections show are necessary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

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

Oct 24, 2025 - As shown in the figure, the prison population is projected to decrease by about 200 (less than 1  percent) from 91,400 in 2024-25 to 91,200 in 2025-26. The parole population is projected to decrease by about 500 (1  percent) from 34,700 in 2024-25 to 34,200 in 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

The 2024-25 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 23, 2024 - For discretionary monies, 90  percent generally supports free civil legal services for low-income people whose income is at or below 200  percent of the federal poverty level or who are eligible for certain federal benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4848

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - Specifically, the budget proposes $500  million for tax credits to builders of rental housing affordable to low ‑income households, $200  million for mixed ‑income housing, $200  million to preserve affordable housing units, and $100  million to preserve affordable mobile  homes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

Overview and Update on the Prison Receivership

Nov 8, 2023 - The federal court found “that the lack of supervision in the prisons is a major contributor to the crisis in CDCR medical delivery. ” Accordingly, the Receiver has established about 200 new executive medical positions to oversee medical operations within prisons and statewide.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4813

A Review of State Standards and Inspections for Local Detention Facilities

Feb 16, 2021 - Advocate or community provider of rehabilitative treatment or services for juvenile offenders appointed by the Senate Rules Committee. a Small defined as a capacity of 200 or fewer inmates. Large defined as capacity over 200 inmates. b Small defined as population of 200,000 or fewer.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4371

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

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 6, 2021 - This amount includes $200  million to restore 2020 ‑21 budget reductions made to the trial courts ($176.9  million) and the state level judicial branch entities ($23.1  million). It also includes $72.2  million for increased trial court operational costs and $31.3  million for increased trial court health and retirement benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4460

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - As with the prior expansions, up to $200  million would be available for the development of mixed-income housing projects.) California Competes. $180  million for California Competes to award tax credits aimed at attracting or retaining businesses in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - We estimate the annual excess tax revenue will continue to increase and will exceed $ 200  m illion in 2024 ‑25. Recommendations Adjust Offset to Free Up Additional General Fund Resources. We recommend the Legislature adjust the trial court offset in 2021 ‑22 upward to account for property tax growth in 2020 ‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4362