The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - In both cases, (1)  the assumed level of savings is lower than what was assumed as part of the 2024-25 budget package and (2) savings that were assumed unallocated in 2024-25 are assumed to be distributed to departments in 2025-26 Control Section 4.05: Reduced Operational Costs Distributed to Departments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 10, 2024 - Figure  2 shows the recent and projected changes in the prison and parole populations. As shown in the figure, the prison population is projected to decrease by about 3,400 (4  percent) from 94,200 in 2023-24 to 90,900 in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4924

The 2025-26 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 25, 2025 - Since 2017, the state has approved a total of $141.1  million ($7.5  million General Fund and $133.6  million lease revenue bond authority) to construct a 50 ‑bed mental health crisis facility at CIM.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

The 2025-26 Budget: SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Apr 11, 2025 - This is $10.4  million (8.9  percent) more than the 2024-25 amount. Figure  2 provides an example of how a county grant award would be calculated. New Methodology for Calculating State Savings Per Person Diverted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5031

The 2025-26 Budget: Estimated State Savings From Proposition 47

Feb 26, 2025 - This means that the $88.3  million in state savings estimated to occur in 2024-25 and reflected in the 2025-26 Governor ’s budget as a transfer from the General Fund to the SNSF is likely underestimated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4991

The 2023-24 Budget: Financing Approaches for Capital Outlay Projects

Feb 28, 2023 - For example, at projected interest rates in fall 2023, the Governor ’s proposal to use $491  million cash for certain capital outlay projects avoids about $42  million in annual debt service payments over the next 25 years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4709

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Currently, 80 community colleges —including all 25 colleges providing instruction to students at CDCR —receive a grant from this program. (The state also provides $15  million ongoing Proposition  98 General Fund for students in county juvenile correctional facilities for similar purposes.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913