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

Feb 23, 2026 - Goal 6 Create Mechanisms to Demonstrate Remedies Selected Actions Partner with external expert to assess feasibility of seeking accreditation. CDCR = California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - GSIs provided by prior agreements to Unit  6 did not keep pace with these increases, as noted above. Although the tentative agreement ’s GSIs would maintain wages, they do not catch up to prior price increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Justice Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - Proposition   63 (2016) and Chapter   55 of 2016 (S B   1235 ,  De  Le ón). Proposition   63 —as amended by Chapter   55 —implemented various state laws related to the regulation of firearms and ammunition.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4527

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor’s Public Safety Package

Feb 17, 2022 - As such, providing additional funding to UCFC could help address this gap by generating research that could be used by the state to de termine how best to address firearm violence, injury, or other related issues effectively in the future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4546

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - Because providers delivering tele ‑mental health services do not have to be physically present at a prison, this means that some of the concerns that accompany being on ‑site are addressed. For example, people working remotely likely do not face the same level of safety concerns that workers on site may experience when walking through a prison and interacting with various incarcerated people.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - For example, the 2023-24 budget package included $19.3  million in 2023-24 (decreasing to $6  million annually beginning in 2026-27) —mostly from the DROS Special Account —for the implementation of five pieces of enacted legislation, increased or new baseline workload, and the continuation of FITSM.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

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

Oct 24, 2025 - Local Grant Funding ($6  Million). The budget also includes $6  million General Fund in 2025-26 for DOJ to provide $2  million grants to the San Francisco City Attorney Office, Santa Clara County Counsel Office, and Los Angeles County Counsel Office for similar work.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

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

May 17, 2021 - Notably, however, the administration ’s multiyear estimates include a negative SFEU balance of $6  billion in 2022 ‑23. Despite Sizeable Surplus, Governor Maintains Borrowing and Reserve Withdrawals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

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

Jun 12, 2025 - Figure  6 provides a summary of the changes. While some of these changes have been in effect for a few years, several were only recently enacted. Specifically, Proposition  36, approved by the voters in November  2024 became effective on December  18,  2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - …Though Incarcerated Students Do Worse in Correspondence Courses. Course success rates vary by instructional modality among incarcerated students. Figure  6 shows that success rates are consistently lower for students in correspondence courses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913