Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - In 2022 ‑23, a total of 731 students at CDCR earned their first associate degree. The average time to degree for these students was about nine years. Funding In this section, we explain how community college programs, including those offered at state prisons, are funded.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

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

Feb 25, 2025 - CDCR has launched various certified peer support specialist training programs through which people can learn to work as peer support providers while in prison. For example, peer support specialists can help with alcohol and drug recovery, navigating health care systems, teaching people how to advocate for themselves, and promoting self ‑care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Firms earning over 50  percent of their total income from a list of “qualified business activities ” (QBA) are subject to a different apportionment method that includes the location of their sales, payroll, and property.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

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

Feb 28, 2023 - LAO Assessment Either Bonds or Cash Can Be a Reasonable Way to Finance Capital Outlay Projects. In our view, there can be reasonable arguments for using either bonds or cash to finance capital outlay projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4709

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

Apr 11, 2025 - However, this is not the case because generally only people with current serious or violent offenses can be placed on parole. Historically, only about half of the people released from prison have been released to parole and the other half to PRCS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5031

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

Feb 26, 2025 - However, the flaws we identify above are conceptual problems that can be improved through reasonable assumptions in areas where actual data is lacking. We will continue to monitor Proposition  36 implementation and the prison population and make recommendations based on the updated information available at the May Revision, including the administration ’s revised estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4991