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

Feb 23, 2026 - For example, the Receiver has indicated the adequacy of mental health treatment and office space will be evaluated at all p risons. If new construction projects are proposed after the evaluation is complete, this could increase costs substantially beyond what is proposed in the action plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

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

Feb 22, 2024 - In contrast, if the system was at 100  percent of its design capacity, there would be enough budgeted assignments to serve 91  percent of its population. The report did not reach a conclusion about what percent of the population should have an assignment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4852

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 6, 2021 - In addition, the budget includes a $91  million reauthorization of lease revenue authority to construct a mental health crisis facility at CIM and a $11.5  million augmentation in lease revenue authority for an ongoing project to construct heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems at Ironwood State Prison in Blythe.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4460

Improving Parolee Substance Use Disorder Treatment Through Medi-Cal

Apr 14, 2021 - For example, CDCR reported serving about 8, 000 p arolees at a cost of roughly $8, 300 p er parolee in 2017 ‑18. In comparison, CDCR reported serving about 15, 000 p arolees at a cost of roughly $5, 600 p er participant in 2018 ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4411

Increasing Oversight of the State Litigation Deposit Fund

Jan 28, 2021 - Currently, DOJ charges $ 220 p er hour for attorney services, $ 205 p er hour for paralegal services, and $ 195 p er hour for analyst services. State agencies generally pay for these costs from their own budgets which can consist of General Fund and/or special fund dollars, such as licensing fee revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4322

A Review of State Standards and Inspections for Local Detention Facilities

Feb 16, 2021 - Of this population, 67  p ercent were unsentenced, 82  p ercent were charged with or convicted of a felony, and 87  p ercent were male. Short ‑Term Detention Facilities. These facilities hold people for less than 96 hours, such as some police facilities that hold people following arrest.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4371

The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - Moreover, we would note that such services are arguably more important during the COVID ‑ 19 p andemic. For example, more individuals may no longer be able to afford legal representation or assistance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4362

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

Feb 16, 2023 - As of January  18,  2023, CDCR was responsible for incarcerating a total of about 95,600   people —91 ,300  men, 3,900 women, and 400  nonbinary people. Most of these people —about 91, 000 —are housed in 1  of 32 prisons owned and operated by the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4686

Promoting Equity in the Parole Hearing Process

Jan 5, 2023 - Having such data would hel p the Legislature and stakeholders monitor the parole process and ensure that the discretion provided does not result in different subgroups being treated differently. In addition, while there have been a few limited studies done at the discretion of external researchers, there is no regular external monitoring of the extent to which there are
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4658

Assessing the Provision of Criminal Indigent Defense

Sep 22, 2022 - For example, sufficient resources can enable indigent defense providers to spend the time necessary to develo p a trusting relationship with their clients in order to obtain information that can be critical to a defense, to assess what outcomes are desired (such as to minimize time spent incarcerated or to avoid immigration consequences), and to assist clients to determine how they would like to proceed in their cases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4623