Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - Those departments may seek increases in compensation to ensure their pay remains competitive with CDCR —potentially adding still more costs to the state. Extending Licensing Exemptions to Out‑of‑State Licensed Providers State Licensing Policies Limit Pool of Potential Providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

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

Jun 12, 2025 - In addition, damaging property in the process of shoplifting is still considered vandalism, which is punishable as a felony if  the damaged property is valued at $400  or  more.) Receiving Stolen Property.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

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

Feb 23, 2026 - Adding More Licensing Exemptions for Those Who Work at Prisons. Currently, providers with out ‑of ‑state licenses are required to obtain a California license to work in CDCR, though some may use their out ‑of ‑state license on a temporary basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 9, 2024 - . $400  Million Loan From LDF to General Fund. The 2023-24 budget included budget provisional language allowing the Department of Finance (DOF) to authorize an up to $400  million no-interest loan from the LDF to the General Fund to help address the state ’s budget problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4831

Overview and Update on the Prison Receivership

Nov 8, 2023 - The has state dedicated a total of about $400 million to the project including the addition of functionality after completion. The state spent about $34 million in 2022‑23 to operate the EHRS, including maintenance and vendor licensing fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4813

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - For example, one potential funding option discussed in the report was to increase the specific fee added when individuals are convicted of criminal offenses which generates the revenue deposited into the DNA Identification Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

The 2024-25 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 22, 2024 - For  example, January 2024 data shows that CDCR is testing about 400 people per week for COVID ‑19, compared to about 3,600 per week in  January  2023. CDCR Spending on COVID ‑19 Health Care Costs Declining.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4852

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Given that the results of the recommended data and studies have the potential to notably improve legislative decision ‑making on prison postsecondary education policy and programs moving forward, we believe the added administrative workload is warranted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

Assessing the Provision of Criminal Indigent Defense

Sep 22, 2022 - In 1976, the National Study Commission of Defense Services established maximum attorney standards —such as annual caseload not exceeding 150 felony cases or 400 misdemeanor cases (excluding traffic cases) —that have been used as a comparison for decades.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4623

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - . $400  Million to Provide Student Behavioral Health Services Through Medi-Cal. The Governor proposes $400  million total funds ($200  million General Fund) —made available over three years —to incentivize Medi-Cal managed care plans to establish treatment partnerships with county behavioral health departments and schools. $233  Million for Counties to Treat Felony Incompetent-to-Stand-Trial (IST) Patients.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309