Achieving the Goals of the SB 678 County Probation Grant Program [Publication Details]

Oct 10, 2023 - In order to reduce admissions into state prison from people on county probation, the state enacted Chapter 608 of 2009 (SB 678, Leno) to establish the Community Corrections Performance Incentive grant program, commonly referred to as the SB 678 grant program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4806

Achieving the Goals of the SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Oct 10, 2023 - Expansion in Evidence ‑Based Practices Has Stalled. As discussed above, reports indicate that county probation departments initially expanded their use of evidence ‑based practices. However, in recent years, increases in the reported use of evidence ‑based practices have stalled.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4806

The 2026-27 Budget: Estimated State Savings From Proposition 47

Feb 23, 2026 - DOF then modifies these estimates based on updated data as part of the May Revision. Some Provisions in Proposition  36 (2024) Reduce the State Savings Attributable to Proposition  47. Proposition  36, approved by the voters in November 2024, increased punishment for various drug and theft crimes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5108

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - To ensure excess capacity does not accumulate in future years, we recommend directing CDCR to regularly seek adjustments to the inpatient mental health bed capacity based on the bed need study carried out biannually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - The existing construction projects were largely selected based on the judicial branch’s 2019 ranked list of facility project needs and require funding to continue moving forward. The projects related to the relocation of the Los Angeles Spring Street courthouses are also necessary as the landlord is terminating the state’s lease of space.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

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

Feb 23, 2026 - Based on our estimate, the Governor ’s proposal would increase the rate of remote providers to roughly 30  percent of all outpatient providers —below the 50  percent threshold allowed by the court. This  suggests that the state has room to further expand tele ‑mental health beyond the level  proposed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 24, 2025 - The budget provides Judicial Council with discretion in allocating the funding, but requires that at least half of the funding be allocated based on each trial court ’s share of 2023-24 non-traffic criminal filings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - Concerns With DROS Special Account Insolvency Led to Greater Use of General Fund … As shown in Figure  2, support for BOF followed a fee-based funding structure through 2018-19, with all BOF costs supported by special funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax

Feb 19, 2025 - This is because they are based on one quarter of preliminary data for 2024-25. These data, along with certain assumptions, are then used to estimate revenues in 2024-25 and 2025-26. Revised data for that quarter and new data for additional quarters will be available in the coming months, which will better refine the estimate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - The maximum Pell Grant award is about $7,400 in 2023 ‑24, with the specific amount students are entitled to receive varying based on income level, cost of attendance, and status as full ‑time or part ‑time student.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913