The 2023-24 Budget: May Revision Proposals Related to the California Model and San Quentin State Prison

May 19, 2023 - Specifically, this report should include the following information: Objectives of the Model. The report should detail the objectives of the California Model and how achieving these objectives would further the model ’s goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4771

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Model Left Unchanged How Colleges Are Funded for Incarcerated Students. The new funding model —known as the Student Centered Funding Formula (SCFF) —did not change how the state funds incarcerated students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - Additionally, DOJ discussed the benefits and drawbacks of various methods for implementing a cost ‑sharing model with local agencies. Such methods included establishing: (1)  an hourly rate for services provided, (2)  a flat fee by type of service provided, (3)  a flat fee by county, and (4)  a hybrid flat fee ‑hourly rate model.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

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

Feb 23, 2026 - This brief provides our analysis of the Governor’s 2026-27 budget proposals related to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

May 28, 2024 - State law further requires our office to analyze any new mandates identified b y the Commission as a part of our annual analysis of the state budget. In particular, state law directs our office to report on the annual state costs for new mandates and make recommendations to the Legislature as to whether the new mandates should be repealed, funded, suspended, or modified.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4910

Assessing the Provision of Criminal Indigent Defense

Sep 22, 2022 - In this holistic defense model, defense attorneys —as well as investigators, social workers, and other staff —work collectively on a defendant ’s case. Additionally, the manner in which indigent defense staff are used can also vary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4623

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 16, 2023 - This project —along with the above SQ capital outlay projects —are intended to support an effort to develop the California Model, which is broadly focused on promoting a more rehabilitative and health-focused environment in California prisons.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4805

The 2023-24 Budget: Sexual Assault Evidence Kits Testing Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - State law further requires our office to analyze any new mandates identified b y the Commission as a part of our annual analysis of the state budget. In particular, state law directs our office to report on the annual state costs for new mandates and make recommendations to the Legislature as to whether the new mandates should be repealed, funded, suspended, or modified.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4714

The 2023-24 Budget: Racial and Identity Profiling Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - State law further requires our office to analyze any new mandates identified b y the Commission as a part of our annual analysis of the state budget. In particular, state law directs our office to report on the annual state costs for new mandates and make recommendations to the Legislature as to whether the new mandates should be repealed, funded, suspended, or modified.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4715

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor's Proposals for CDCR Operations

Feb 8, 2022 - Two years ago, as part of his January budget proposal for 2020 ‑21, the Governor proposed General Fund resources to expand bachelor ’s degree programs to additional prisons modeled on the CSULA program offered at LAC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4517