The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This is a net increase of $5  million (3  percent) over the revised 2024-25 level. (This does not reflect some adjustments related to Control Sections 4.05 and 4.12 of the 2024-25 and 2025-26 budgets.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2025-26 Budget: Estimated State Savings From Proposition 47

Feb 26, 2025 - These declines are driven by the administration ’s estimates that the prison population reduction attributable to Proposition  47 will decline by 3,357 (88  percent) over the period. This primarily reflects the administration ’s projections that Proposition  36 will significantly reduce the impact of Proposition  47 on the prison population.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4991

The 2025-26 Budget: SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Apr 11, 2025 - It is not clear why this amount is the most reasonable to base funding on —particularly given that it makes up over 80  percent of counties ’ total grant awards under the proposed formula. Does Not Support Program Goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5031

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

Feb 25, 2025 - Without answers to these questions, it is difficult for the Legislature to provide oversight over the development and implementation of the California Model and evaluate any future funding requests. We discuss these key questions below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Community colleges typically report graduation rates by cohort over a three ‑year or four ‑year period. For incarcerated students, the graduation rate over these periods is very low —less than 5  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2023-24 Budget: Financing Approaches for Capital Outlay Projects

Feb 28, 2023 - On the other hand, cash financing has certain benefits over bonds. Most notably, using cash can lower overall spending for a project. This is because the state does not have to make interest payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4709

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 10, 2024 - The budget package also includes the following notable changes: $5  million one-time General Fund for use over five years (1)  to coordinate and assist local and tribal law enforcement agencies in the identification and investigation of missing and murdered indigenous individuals and (2)  for DOJ to act as a liaison between tribal governments, families, and other law enforcement agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4924