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

Feb 20, 2024 - The remaining people are released from prison to the supervision of county probation officers —referred to as Post Release Community Supervision (PRCS). People generally remain on PRCS for a maximum of two years.
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 remaining people are released from prison to the supervision of county probation officers —referred to as Post Release Community Supervision (PRCS). People generally remain on PRCS for a maximum of two years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4703

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - For example, CDCR psychologists, according to the state Auditor, earn between $56 and $85 per hour —well above the average hourly rate paid in other states. According to 2023 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, California is the highest paying state for psychologists with the average hourly wage at $64 per hour, whereas psychologists nationwide earned a median of $53 per hour (21  percent less).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - Unit 6 members hired before 2013 earn a pension benefit based on what is referred to as the 3 percent at 50 formula whereby an employee earns 3 percent of their final compensation for every year of service if they retire at the age of 50 years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

Improving Parolee Substance Use Disorder Treatment Through Medi-Cal

Apr 14, 2021 - Reduced Length of Parole Terms Chapter   29 o f 2020 (S B  118 , Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) established an opportunity for parolees to earn early discharge after one year of parole based on good behavior.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4411

The 2023-24 Budget: Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training—Office of Administrative Hearing Costs

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4677

The 2022-23 Budget: Monitoring Correctional System Staff Misconduct Investigations

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4520

Retail Theft in California: Looking Back at a Decade of Change

Jun 12, 2025 - For example, in May 2021, CDCR modified its regulations to allow people with convictions for violent crimes to earn up to 33.3  percent off of their sentence (an increase from 20  percent) for maintaining good behavior.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

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

Feb 27, 2023 - Sexual assault evidence (SAE) kits refers to the package of evidence collected by a medical facility from a victim during a sexual assault medical examination which can take several hours. The standard SAE kit consists of multiple body swabs that may contain the perpetrator ’s DNA, a reference swab from the victim ’s cheek, and other potential evidence.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4714