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

Feb 25, 2025 - ICFs provide care beyond what is provided in CDCR outpatient programs, but are available for longer time periods than MHCBs or APPs. People with lower security concerns are placed in low ‑custody ICFs, which are in dorms, while those with higher security concerns are placed in high ‑custody ICFs, which are in cells.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Control Sections 90.00 and 90.01 During the special session called by the Governor, the Legislature added Control Sections 90.00 and 90.01 to the 2024-25 Budget Act providing up to $2.5  billion one-time from the General Fund for response and recovery costs related to the January 2025 Southern California wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Students may receive a Pell Grant for up to six years of full ‑time enrollment or the equivalent, with part ‑time students eligible to receive prorated awards over a longer period. (For example, a student enrolled half time could receive about $3,700 annually for up to 12 years.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

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

Apr 11, 2025 - This is particularly problematic since the program would no longer be structured in a way to ensure it generates net state savings. Minimum Guarantee Disconnects Actual State Savings From Performance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5031

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 10, 2024 - . $15  million reduced beginning in 2024-25 and ongoing associated with various administrative positions and contract funding that are no longer needed. $8.5  million reduced from 2023-24 (growing to $22.6  million annually in 2025-26) to reflect a reduction in annual training for correctional officers from 48 hours to 40 hours and discontinuing the use of the California Reality
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4924