MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - Since 2003, the share of Unit  6 members who are women has steadily declined. Specifically, whereas 21  percent of Unit  6 members were women in 2003, 17  percent of Unit  6 members were women in 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

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

Feb 23, 2026 - Most people in prison with a mental health need can be treated in an outpatient setting, meaning they live in a prison housing unit and receive regular mental health treatment but do not require 24‑hour care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Some Students Already Have Earned Many CCC Units and a College Degree. To earn an associate degree, students generally need to complete 60 units of coursework. While most incarcerated students at CDCR taking CCC coursework have accumulated fewer than 60  units, some students have accumulated notably more units.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

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

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections) [Publication Details]

Sep 7, 2023 - MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections) [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4800

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - For example, prison infrastructure could be a limiting factor, as some prisons in easier ‑to ‑recruit areas may lack the appropriate space to house more mental health patients (such as sufficient housing units with medication distribution rooms to house the EOP population).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

Increasing Oversight of the State Litigation Deposit Fund

Jan 28, 2021 - All of the 15 units are subdivisions of the Public Rights Division, except for the Bureau of Medi ‑Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse, which is a unit in the Criminal Law Division. As shown in Figure  7 , these sections and units generally receive support from other funds as well —including a total of $ 36  m illion from the General Fund in 2019 ‑20.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4322

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 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 16, 2023 - Special Operations Unit. The budget provides $7.2  million ongoing General Fund —and reduces DOJ ’s reimbursement authority by $5.8  million ongoing —to shift support for Special Operation Unit law enforcement teams from a special fund administered by the California Highway Patrol to the General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4805