Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - (As further context, the state does not provide the higher education segments with specific funding earmarks to complete their data collection requirements and facility utilization studies.) 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

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

Feb 25, 2025 - (We note that the bed need study counts the 336 inpatient beds in state hospitals towards the prison inpatient capacity.) CDCR cannot modify the number of beds without notifying the Special Master and receiving approval from the Coleman court.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986