Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Specifically, in 2022 ‑23, 1,808 CCC students at CDCR (12  percent) had earned more than 60  units. Of these students, 418 (2.7  percent) had already earned 100 or more CCC units. Just over 100 of these students had already accumulated 150 or more units.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - For example, CDCR psychologists, according to the state Auditor, earn between $56 and $85 per hour —well above the average hourly rate paid in other states. According to 2023 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, California is the highest paying state for psychologists with the average hourly wage at $64 per hour, whereas psychologists nationwide earned a median of $53 per hour (21  percent less).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - In the case of Unit  6, employees hired after 2013 earn a pension under the 2.5  percent at 57 formula. Under this formula, employees who work for 40 years and are older than 57 years may receive a pension that replaces 100  percent of their final compensation (defined as compensation over a 36-month period).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

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

Feb 22, 2024 - (Women ’s yards are not classified into different security levels as they generally have similar levels of security.) People housed in higher ‑security yards live in cells, while people housed in lower ‑security yards generally live in open dormitories.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4852

The 2022-23 Budget: Judicial Branch Proposals

Feb 3, 2022 - For example, ensuring secure, reliable, and sufficient data network connectivity throughout the judicial branch is the first of six objectives to meet the goal of advancing technology security and  infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4513

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 26, 2022 - (The budget package separately provides counties, who provide trial court security, $2.7 million General Fund in 2022-23 —increasing to $3.2 million annually beginning in 2023-24 —for security costs associated with these new judgeships.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4625

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

Feb 19, 2025 - Even if revenues perform better than expected, it is still unlikely that revenues will exceed $100  million. Under this scenario, CalVIP would receive its full allocation, but CDE would receive only some funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 9, 2024 - Governor ’s Proposal Additional Up to $100  Million Loan From LDF to General Fund. The Governor ’s 2024-25 budget proposes budget provisional language allowing DOF to authorize an additional, up to $100  million no-interest loan from the LDF to the General Fund subject to 30-day legislative notification.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4831

The 2024-25 Budget: County Probation Grants to Support Temporary Increase in the Supervision Population

Feb 20, 2024 - These temporary increases have been caused in the following two ways: Increased Credit Earning.  Proposition  57 expanded the authority of CDCR to reduce people ’s sentences through credits. People earn credits through maintaining good behavior and participating in rehabilitation programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4849

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

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