MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - This results in the study undervaluing the benefit earned by journey-level state correctional officers and overvaluing the benefit earned by entry-level employees. If the study had, instead, used the unblended employer share of normal cost to value the pension benefits earned by state correctional officers, the study would have
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Specifically, we recommend the Chancellor ’s Office be required to report: the number of incarcerated FTE students served, broken out by instructional modality; course success rates, also broken out by instructional modality; term ‑to ‑term persistence rates; share of first ‑year cohorts that pass college ‑level math and English; and program completion rates (such as earning an associate degree or certificate).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

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

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - (The reimbursement authority would allow the state to accept payment from Orange County for its portion of the project costs as this is a shared facility.) This project generally addresses fire and egress safety issues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

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

Feb 20, 2024 - These temporary increases have been caused in the following two ways: Increased Credit Earning.  Proposition  57 expanded the authority of CDCR to reduce people ’s sentences through credits. People earn credits through maintaining good behavior and participating in rehabilitation programs.
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 - These temporary increases have been caused in the following two ways: Increased Credit Earning. Proposition  57 expanded the authority of CDCR to reduce people ’s sentences through credits. People earn credits through maintaining good behavior and participating in rehabilitation programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4703

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 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - For example, state entities proportionately seek a greater share of alcohol or toxicology ‑related services. In contrast, counties and cities proportionately seek a greater share of controlled substances, latent print, or criminalistics ‑related services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

Increasing Oversight of the State Litigation Deposit Fund

Jan 28, 2021 - For example, the reports generally provide only two line items related to revenue —one summarizing the total amount deposited and one summarizing the total amount of interest earned during the period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4322

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

Oct 24, 2025 - The budget provides Judicial Council with discretion in allocating the funding, but requires that at least half of the funding be allocated based on each trial court ’s share of 2023-24 non-traffic criminal filings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085