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

May 17, 2021 - CAC = California Arts Council; CalVet = California Department of Veterans Affairs; CDE = California Department of Education; CDFA = California Department of Food and Agriculture; CDI = California Department of Insurance; CDT = California Department of Technology; SOC = Security Operations Center; IT = information technology; CMD = California Military Department; CPUC = California
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/6

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 6, 2021 - This includes (1) $115.7  million to pay for increased construction costs for Health Care Facility Improvement Program projects and shift existing lease revenue bond authority for the projects to the General Fund, (2) $30.1  million in reauthorized funding for the construction of medication room improvement projects at various prisons, and (3) $13.9  million to construct air cooling systems in housing units at California Institution for Men (CIM) in Chino.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4460

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 26, 2022 - This includes (1) $182.4 million to replace the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system at Ironwood State Prison in Blythe, which was previously approved to be financed with lease revenue bonds; (2) $82.9 million for the construction of a jail in Monterey Cou nty, which was previously approved to be financed with lease revenue bonds; (3) $67.6  million in increased funding for ongoing
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4625

Promoting Equity in the Parole Hearing Process

Jan 5, 2023 - These programs engage people in prison through a wide range of modes and topics, including peer ‑led discussion groups and the arts. In some cases, programs are explicitly designed to incorporate hearing preparation services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4658