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

Feb 25, 2025 - Key Questions Remain Unanswered for the California Model as a Whole. Even after the administration develops a specific plan for SQRC, certain key questions will remain about the California Model as a whole.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

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 2024-25 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 10, 2024 - The 2023-24 budget included funding for capital outlay at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center (SQ) 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/4924