The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - Finally, the Orange CJC project is already in progress and addresses key safety issues in a building with large numbers of people visiting on a daily basis. …But CJC Proposal Raises Questions About Appropriate Oversight.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

The 2024-25 Budget: County Probation Grants to Support Temporary Increase in the Supervision Population

Feb 20, 2024 - The Governor ’s proposal would commit the state to $4.4  million in discretionary General Fund expenditures, as the state is not required to provide payments to the counties to offset the cost of the workload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4849

The 2023-24 Budget: County Probation Grants to Support Temporary Increase in the Supervision Population

Feb 23, 2023 - The Governor ’s proposal would commit the state to $8.2  million in discretionary General Fund expenditures, as the state is not required to provide payments to the counties to offset the cost of the workload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4703

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

Feb 23, 2026 - CDCR reports that from 2020 ‑21 to 2024 ‑25, it paid about $130  million annually on average in these payments. Accordingly, the proposal would provide dedicated funding for a portion of the department ’s expected annual costs of these payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Online pilots Given the generally poor outcomes of correspondence courses, some community colleges and CDCR are working together to pilot new online instructional models. Require CCC and CDCR to report on pilot outcomes, including course success rates compared with in ‑person and correspondence courses and impact on faculty recruitment to teach high ‑demand courses in prisons.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 6, 2021 - The budget package also prohibits BGC from collecting certain cardroom-related fees on a one-time basis between January 2020 and August 2022 (the exact period differs by fee) and generally requires the refund of payments that were made during the covered period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4460

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - For the other payments included in the study —education pay, payments provided for certifications attained by employees from the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, and payments received by employees who have worked for the employer for more years —the study assumes that entry-level employees receive
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - In the coming days, we will analyze the plan in more detail and provide additional comments in hearing testimony and online . We begin with an overview of the condition of the General Fund under the administration ’s estimates and proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 24, 2025 - The budget also includes a $10.7  million ongoing increase in reimbursement authority for the SCFCF to allow the judicial branch to receive county payments for their share of facility utility and maintenance costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085