Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Internet and Wi ‑Fi Connectivity. The state provides $5  million ongoing funding for students to have access to Wi ‑Fi in common areas of a prison, such as day rooms, dining halls, gyms, libraries, and classrooms.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

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

Apr 11, 2025 - Additionally, the administration ind icates it does not anticipate proposing future changes to the baseline. This means it would not be adjusted for policy changes such as Proposition  36 (2024). Proposition  36 increased punishment for various theft and drug crimes, which could make it easier for people to fail-to-prison while on county felony supervision.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5031

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 10, 2024 - This reflects a lower cost per test and a decrease in tests per patient from 14 tests per year to 12 per year. Price Increases. The budget provides General Fund augmentations beginning in 2024-25 due to price increases, including: $26  million annually for four years to cover the cost resulting from a new contract for parole Sex Offender
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4924

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Specifically, the General Fund costs to prefund retiree health benefits are used first to offset a portion of the Proposition  2 requirement and the remainder of the requirement is then satisfied through a supplemental pension payment towards the state ’s CalPERS liabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

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

Feb 26, 2025 - The administration projects Proposition  47 savings to decline to $30.5  million in 2025-26 (which will be the first full fiscal year with Proposition  36 in effect) and $24.7  million in 2026-27 —representing an overall $70  million (74  percent) decline relative to 2023-24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4991

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

Feb 25, 2025 - First, Proposition  36 only allows people who possess certain drugs to be charged with a treatment ‑mandated felony if they have at least two past drug convictions, whereas, people who possessed drugs prior to Proposition  47 could be charged with a felony even without any prior convictions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986