The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - We understand that while the administration indicates it will provide this payment in the future—after the final calculation of the minimum funding requirement—it also has not scored this future obligation in its multiyear budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Feb 8, 2022 - The NIDA Quick Screen consists of a series of scored questions about prior substance use. The total points accrued indicate whether a treatment plan needs to be developed to address an inmate’s need.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4517

Improving Parolee Substance Use Disorder Treatment Through Medi-Cal

Apr 14, 2021 - The NIDA Quick Screen consists of a series of scored questions about prior substance use. The total points accrued indicate whether a treatment plan needs to be developed to address an inmate ’s  need.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4411

Promoting Equity in the Parole Hearing Process

Jan 5, 2023 - We note research on other criminal justice risk assessments that, like the CRA, involve substantial subjectivity has found that administering psychologists tend to assign higher risk scores if they believe they are working for the prosecution as opposed to the defense in a given  case.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4658