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

Feb 23, 2026 - Governor’s Proposal Redirect 100 On ‑Site Providers to Tele ‑Mental Health. The Governor proposes to redirect 100 on ‑site providers at various prisons to become remote staff. The positions consist of psychiatrists, social workers, and psychologists.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - At the time of this publication, the mental health Receiver had approved CDCR ’s request to close 100 excess inpatient beds and was deliberating on whether to deactivate additional excess inpatient beds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - These projects were categorized into five groups —and ranked within each group —in the following descending priority order: 18 immediate need projects ($2.3  billion), 29 critical need projects ($7.9  billion), 15 high need projects ($1.3  billion), 9 medium need projects ($1.6  billion), and 9  low need projects ($100  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

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

Sep 26, 2022 - This amount includes $782  million from the General  Fund —a  net increase of $371  million (90  percent). This increase is primarily due to limited-term funding provided in 2022-23 for various grant programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4625

Overview and Update on the Prison Receivership

Nov 8, 2023 - Specifically, CDCR staffing of health care positions has increased from about 3 positions for every 100  people in prison in 2005 ‑06 to about 15  positions for every 100 people in 2021 ‑22. Exiting the Receivership—Steps Specified by Federal Court Several orders have been issued by the Plata court outlining the benchmarks that must be met for the state to take full responsibility for prison medical care back from the Receiver.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4813

The 2024-25 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 23, 2024 - Second, the EAF Program provides grants to more than 100 legal services providers (such as Legal Aid) across the state to support legal services or assistance to low-income or self-represented people.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4848

Retail Theft in California: Looking Back at a Decade of Change

Jun 12, 2025 - . ✘ Elevated Some Retail Theft Crimes From Misdemeanors to Felonies Chapter 168 of 2024 (AB 2943, Zbur) Allows the dollar value of thefts committed by the same defendant against different retailers or in separate counties to be aggregated in order to achieve a felony conviction if they are substantially similar in nature or occur within a 90 ‑day period. ✘ ✘ Proposition 36
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

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

Feb 22, 2024 - As of January  17,  2024, CDCR was responsible for incarcerating a total of about 93,900   people —89 ,100  men, 4,200 women, and 600  nonbinary people. Most of these   people —about  90, 800 —are  housed in 1  of 32 prisons owned and operated by the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4852

Improving Parolee Substance Use Disorder Treatment Through Medi-Cal

Apr 14, 2021 - However, the federal government provides reimbursement of up to 90  p ercent of the cost for services provided to certain Medi ‑Cal beneficiaries. For example, the federal government currently pays 90  p ercent of the cost for services provided to Medi ‑Cal beneficiaries who gained coverage in 2014 as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4411

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 9, 2024 - Governor ’s Proposal Additional Up to $100  Million Loan From LDF to General Fund. The Governor ’s 2024-25 budget proposes budget provisional language allowing DOF to authorize an additional, up to $100  million no-interest loan from the LDF to the General Fund subject to 30-day legislative notification.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4831