MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - Fewer Years of Service Among Staff. The average Unit  6 member in 2022 had 11.4 years of service. This is about one year fewer years of service than the average Unit  6 member had in 2012. However, the average Unit  6 member has about one more year of service
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

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

Feb 23, 2026 - The Receiver ’s action plan lays out six primary goals, each with its own set of objectives and actions intended to address the outstanding deficiencies. Figure  8 shows the goals and accompanying selected actions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

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 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - Of this amount, $4.6  million would be used to relocate 17 courtrooms into six existing courthouses. The remaining $6.3  million would be used for the preliminary plans and working drawings phase of a project to renovate the existing Chatsworth Courthouse to build out six  courtrooms.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - Operating excess inpatient beds at this scale costs the state over $200 million each year and requires that the state maintain many mental health positions more than the projections show are necessary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - This amount includes support for five units within BOF. Chapter  591 of 2025 (SB  704, Arregu ín). The budget proposes $1.2  million General Fund in 2026-27 (decreasing to $259,000 annually beginning in 2027-28) for the implementation of Chapter  591.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

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

Feb 22, 2024 - For example, CDCR recently promulgated regulations to consolidate its six types of restricted housing units into three types. (Restricted housing units can be used to temporarily house people as punishment for certain serious rule violations or who constitute a particular threat to prison security.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4852

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

Oct 24, 2025 - Some of the major drivers of these reductions included deactivating housing units at four prisons, eliminating staffing for gatehouses at prison entrances, and not renewing a contract related to medical parole.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

The 2023-24 Budget: The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 16, 2023 - These yards generally include housing units with medication distribution rooms that allow nurses to prepare and distribute medications inside the housing unit to improve medication compliance. In contrast, other people are typically expected to go to a centralized medication dispensary to receive their medications.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4686

The California State Bar: Assessment of Proposed Disciplinary Case Processing Standards

Jan 6, 2023 - As shown in Figure  13 , backlog data reported in 2020 under the prior state definition demonstrates that at least half of cases remained open longer than one year after complaint receipt. About 20  percent to 25  percent of cases remained open for more than two years —including some that were pending for more than five years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4655