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

Feb 23, 2026 - If people in other states were allowed to provide tele ‑mental health services in California prisons, the state might be able to attract qualified candidates living in lower ‑cost ‑of ‑living areas with higher pay, while still allowing them to maintain their residency in other states.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - If people in other states were allowed to provide tele ‑mental health services in California prisons, the state might be able to attract qualified candidates living in lower ‑cost ‑of ‑living areas with higher pay, while still allowing them to maintain their residency in other states.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - The valuation does not provide separate normal costs for the benefit for employee hired before 2017 versus those hired after 2017; however, the normal cost for the benefit earned by new employees certainly is lower than the normal cost for the benefit earned by employees hired before 2017.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - The new courthouse would provide a benefit to people in San Joaquin County by improving court access for those living in Tracy and shifting workload from other courthouses back to Tracy, which could reduce wait times for services in other parts of the county.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - This commitment effectively backfilled the $1.4  billion transferred from the SCFCF to the General Fund to help address the state ’s budget condition between 2009 ‑10 and 2017 ‑18. The 2021 ‑22 budget formally shifted support for the construction of any future courthouses to the General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

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

Feb 22, 2024 - People housed in higher ‑security yards live in cells, while people housed in lower ‑security yards generally live in open dormitories. In some cases, people with the same security level must still be housed separately due to safety concerns.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4852

Improving Parolee Substance Use Disorder Treatment Through Medi-Cal

Apr 14, 2021 - Patients generally do not need to live on ‑site when receiving outpatient services. Residential. Residential SUDT typically lasts for a few months to up to a year based on patient needs. During this time, patients live on ‑site and receive a structured schedule of services throughout the day.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4411

Promoting Equity in the Parole Hearing Process

Jan 5, 2023 - Accordingly, decisions made in the parole hearing process have major implications for the lives of a significant portion of the state prison population and their loved ones, as well as victims and the safety of the gen eral public.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4658

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - (The Legislature might exclude one outcome measure —earning a living wage —as it is not applicable to still ‑incarcerated students.) The new funding model could be implemented such that it costs no more or less in total compared to the existing way the state funds incarcerated students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2024-25 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 23, 2024 - People seeking self-help center services generally are lower-income and cannot afford the services of an attorney to address issues that may have significant impacts on their lives —such as divorce, child custody, domestic violence, eviction, and guardianship issues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4848