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

Feb 25, 2025 - Activate the New Learning Center ($6.2   Million Ongoing by 2027 ‑28). The proposal includes $3  million in 2025 ‑26 (growing to $6.2  million in by 2027 ‑28) to support the operation of the new learning center.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 10, 2024 - Specifically, it included: (1) $360.6  million in new lease revenue bond authority to demolish an existing building and construct a new educational and vocational center and (2) $20  million General Fund for unspecified improvement projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4924

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This amount includes $10  million for Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup security costs, $10  million for Family Justice Centers, and $8  million to the City of Los Angeles for fire engine purchases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - The new funding model —known as the Student Centered Funding Formula (SCFF) —did not change how the state funds incarcerated students. Instead, funding for these students remains based entirely on enrollment, without any student success component.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913