Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - In addition, the Receiver ’s plan would also increase the pool of people that can provide services to the mental health population by expanding clinical internship slots across the prisons. Not only will interns perform work while part of the program, but it is also possible that they will become employed permanently by CDCR.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

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

Feb 23, 2026 - One way to implement the expansion would be to assign tele ‑mental health services to those with the lowest mental health need in an outpatient setting before moving to those in the outpatient setting with greater mental health needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Because demand for a CCC education generally outstrips the number of in ‑person slots, colleges must decide which incarcerated people have enrollment priority. Enrollment priority is determined by each college.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - State Typically Sets Fees to Support Regulatory or Enforcement Activities … The state typically establishes fees to fully support state entities ’ costs to license, regulate, and enforce laws within a particular industry.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Recent budgets have set the SFEU between $3.5  billion and $4  billion. The Governor proposes a $4.5  billion SFEU balance for the end of 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Oct 24, 2025 - Measures approved during a legislative special session set aside up to $25  million in 2024-25 (available for use through June 2028) for DOJ and other state department legal activities to defend the state against federal actions, to challenge federal actions generally, or to support administrative steps to mitigate the impacts of federal actions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

A Review of State Standards and Inspections for Local Detention Facilities

Feb 16, 2021 - In addition, the board does not include designated slots for members with experience providing external oversight of such facilities, such as someone with experience in litigating local detention condition issues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4371

The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax

Feb 19, 2025 - The 2024-25 budget package required CDE to set aside up to $35  million of its 2025-26 GVPSS allocation for providing youth behavioral health training to staff who work directly with students in grades 7 through 12.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - A $4   Billion Set ‑Aside in the SFEU. The  Governor proposes the Legislature enact a year ‑end balance in the Special Fund for Economic Uncertainties (SFEU) of $3.8  billion. The Legislature can choose to set the SFEU balance at any level above zero and so our Fiscal Outlook did not assume a specific balance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Update (1/16/25): A set of tables detailing various solutions and proposals has been appended to the online version of this report. They are available using the HTML link above. On January 10, 2025, Governor Newsom’s administration presented its proposed state budget to the California Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951/3