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

Feb 25, 2025 - Normalization can involve changes to physical features (such as adding furniture that  more closely mirrors furniture used outside prison) or changes to experiences, routines, or interactions (such as celebrating cultural events).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget package excludes any settlements related to the Chiquita Canyon elevated temperature landfill event from state taxation. This exclusion applies to tax years 2024 through 2028 and is estimated to reduce revenues by $600,000 in fiscal year 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Given that the results of the recommended data and studies have the potential to notably improve legislative decision ‑making on prison postsecondary education policy and programs moving forward, we believe the added administrative workload is warranted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913